Where does it exist?
The collection is displayed at Civic League Park in San Angelo, Texas in the United States of America. Directions to the Collection.

What will I see?
You'll see old favorites, new hybrids, lilies that may not exist anywhere else in the world, huge Victorias, the spectacular N. Blue Cloud and the first glimpse at new species material collected in the wild.

Lily Fest 2008

Saturday September 6, 2008

Lily Fest was held on the 6th. It was a fabulous success. It was the 4th annual event for Ken and San Angelo and it coincided with the 20th Anniversary of his working to beautify the Civic League Park area. There were upwards of 300 guests and visitors. There were vendors selling photos, plants and the ability to respray and seal a pond. Raffles of collectible merchandise and Aquatic fertilizer by Plantabbs were held and refreshments were provided by the Civic League. Lilies registered and named for 3 individuals including Mayor J. W. Lown, Reta Sage who helped jump start this endeavor 20 years ago and Debbie Ann, the wife of Tim Davis were presented for the first time to the public at large. A certificate of achievement was given to Dr. Ralph Chase for his untiring help in funding and support for Ken's work. It was a beautiful day and almost everything was in bloom. All of the new hybrids were in bloom and looked great..

We were treated to double blooms on V. Longwood and V. cruziana.

Two Blue Clouds were in bloom for a display that included 5 blooms at once of this magnificent plant.

The visitors from the farthest locations came from Japan and New Zealand. This truly shows why this is an "International" collection and event. It was covered in the local newspaper by Jennifer Rios. Here is a link to her article... San Angelo Times Lily Fest 2008.

We would like to say "Thank You" to the City of San Angelo and the Parks Department. In the week leading up to the event, the park was in a flurry of activity to make sure that the park was perfect and the event was all that it could be.

Below is a link to a page with a flash file that shows 65 pictures at a 10 Mb size so please be patient. If you are, you will be treated to a 1280 wide panorama of the park while the event was going on. If you missed it, we hope this gives you an idea of what you missed.

Lily Fest 2008 Flash Slide Show Page

The International Waterlily Collection is featured in the August/September Issue of Birds & Blooms©.

The New Dwarf Variety of Victoria will be grown for the 2008 season. Be one of the first in the world to see this exciting new find by Patrick Nutt alongside Don and Shirley Bryne.

Waterlily Collection Update July 22, 2008

Lily Fest 2007

Go see the pictures and information about the fabulous day had by all at Lily Fest 2007. Ken would like to thank a few people in particular. A special thanks goes out to Mayor J. W. Lown, the City of San Angelo and the San Angelo Park & Recreation Service Area, Carl White the Director of the Parks Department, Roger Havlak of the Parks Department, Irene Meitzen of the Council of Garden Clubs, the Tom Green County Master Gardeners, and the Keep San Angelo Beautiful group.

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