I needed a couple frogs for our small lily pond. Last year’s resident, Uh-Huh The Frog, skedaddled in the fall and chose to live elsewhere.
I had offered the neighborhood kids a $5 bounty if they could catch me a small frog, but no one claimed the money.
Only one thing to do: Last Sunday, Nancy and I drove across the mountain to Greenville. We went to Springdale Water Gardens, one of my favorite places to visit.
Specializing in all types of water features and earthenware fountains, aquatic plants and related goodies, Springdale Water Gardens is a fun destination, complete with gardens and a free seminar schedule. They offer Virginia Grown water lilies, Lotus, bog plants, goldfish and Koi. Frogs and tadpoles, too. They have all the supplies necessary to set up a water garden and seminars to teach you how.
Located near Greenville in the Shenandoah Valley, Springdale Water Gardens began producing water lilies in 1988. Monthly demonstrations are held March through October covering many water garden topics. Their Online Store features a full line of water lilies, bog plants, ornamental fish and all the goodies to build your own water garden paradise.
Springdale Water Gardens is located at 340 Old Quarry Lane, Greenville, VA 24440. Visit them on-line at springdalewatergardens.com