"Nick wrote in message .
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| You do realise the Water Hyacinth is a tropical plant and won't stand
any
| frost.

For which people in the UK should probably be grateful :-)



Having seen the totally clogged up backwaters around Cochin (India), also
the Nile and other places at first hand I totally agree. Dreadful stuff as
far as boat traffic and water movement is concerned, but quite beautiful
when in flower, it also does a good job of filtering/cleaning the water.

--
Bob

www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in
Runnymede fighting for it's existence.