品牌概况
美国 Van Ness 水上花园（Van Ness Water Gardens）位于加利福尼亚州 Upland 市，自一九三二年发行首份水生植物目录以来，已在 San Antonio Heights 山麓连续经营近百年。苗圃由 Robert 与 Edith Van Ness 夫妇创立，二十世纪五十年代由 Edith 的表亲 Ted Uber 一家接管，一九七四年起由第三代 Bill 与 Carolyn Uber 接手管理并于一九七六年完成收购；现任负责人 William C. Uber 持有佐治亚大学兽医学院鱼类健康管理证书。苗圃同时开展种植、批发、零售、邮购与电商业务，长期向日本皇宫、扎伊尔总统府等海外客户出口睡莲品种，是美国西部最具历史的水上花园专营企业之一。
主营业务
苗圃面向家庭庭院、园艺爱好者、景观设计师与商业项目，提供水生植物、观赏鱼、池塘建材、水质维护用品以及配套图书的全套解决方案。植物类涵盖耐寒睡莲、热带日间与夜间开花睡莲、荷花、边缘与沼泽植物、漂浮植物、氧气草与水生鸢尾等八大系列；动物类包含锦鲤、金鱼、池塘青蛙与螺类，并提供鱼粮、药品与防护用品；建材则覆盖池塘衬垫、水泵、过滤系统、照明、装饰、网具以及各类启动与维护化学品。
产品品牌矩阵
苗圃以自创季刊《Water Visions》取代传统目录，延续一九三二年以来的发行传统，仅一九四四年因战时印刷条件改为价目表。睡莲品类中，一九五八年苗圃率先将育种家 Martin Randig 培育多年的热带睡莲推向市场，其中包括 Leopardess（一九三一年）、Red Flare（一九三八年）等品种，使 Van Ness 进入全球水生植物贸易网络；近年主推的优良品种还包括 Green Smoke、King of the Blues、Tina 与 Makenna。公司出版的《Water Gardening Basics》由第三代负责人 William C. Uber 撰写，被园艺爱好者视为入门经典。
客户服务与专业咨询
苗圃长期为学校童子军、园艺俱乐部、老年人团体提供花园参观，并为景观建筑师、庄园管家、高尔夫球场与公园主管、个人业主提供付费咨询服务，覆盖场地选择、生态平衡、水化学、水景建造、池塘修复、鱼类健康、抗旱与湿地恢复等议题。负责人 William C. Uber 兼任加州苗圃协会内陆分会前主席，常年在加州州立理工大学波莫纳分校、UCLA、加州大学河滨分校等院校担任客座讲师。
官方地址与访问提示
实体苗圃地址为 2460 North Euclid Avenue, Upland, California 91784-1199，距离洛杉矶以东约三十五英里，沿 10 号州际公路 Euclid Avenue 出口向北行驶约四点五英里可达，地面停车场充足，访客可在现场挑选未列入目录的植物与特价商品，并就个人水上花园项目获取面对面建议；具体营业时间、季节性闭园与电话联系方式以店铺页面公开信息为准，建议到访前查阅官网确认。
Brand Background
Van Ness Water Gardens is a family-run aquatic plant and koi nursery located in Upland, California. The business traces its origin to the early 1930s, when founders Robert and Edith Van Ness established a series of ponds in the San Antonio Heights foothills at the base of Mount Baldy and printed their first water-garden catalog in 1932. The gardens passed to Edith’s cousin Ted Uber and his family in 1952, and third-generation owners Bill and Carolyn Uber assumed management in 1974 before completing the purchase in 1976. Current principal William C. Uber holds a certificate in Fish Health Management from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. The nursery operates as a grower, wholesaler, retailer and mail-order supplier with international reach, having shipped water lily varieties to customers that historically included the Imperial Palace in Japan and the Presidential Palace in Zaire.
Core Business
The nursery serves home gardeners, hobbyists, landscape architects and commercial projects with a one-stop selection of aquatic plants, ornamental fish, pond construction materials and water-quality maintenance supplies. The plant range spans eight major groups, including hardy water lilies, tropical day and night bloomers, lotus, bog and marginal plants, oxygenating grasses, water iris, creeping plants and floating aquatics. The livestock range covers koi, goldfish, pond frogs, snails and supporting fish foods, medicines and protective equipment. Construction and maintenance offerings include pond liners, pumps, filtration systems, lighting, decor, nets and an array of startup chemicals and water-quality products.
Product and Publication Lineup
Rather than a conventional catalog, the company has published the magazine-format Water Visions every year since 1932, with 1944 the only wartime exception when a price list substituted for the printed issue. In 1958 the nursery introduced thirteen tropical water lilies hybridized by Martin Randig of San Bernardino, including long-developed varieties such as Leopardess (1931) and Red Flare (1938), a release that propelled the firm into worldwide water-garden trade. Featured modern introductions include Green Smoke, King of the Blues, Tina and Makenna. The companion reference book Water Gardening Basics, authored by third-generation principal William C. Uber, is widely used as an introductory guide for new water-garden enthusiasts.
Customer Service and Consulting
The nursery welcomes school groups, scout troops, garden clubs and senior citizen associations for guided tours, and offers paid consultation services to landscape architects, estate managers, golf course and park superintendents, and individual homeowners. Topics covered include site selection, ecological balance, water chemistry, water feature construction, pond repair and restoration, fish health, drought and wetland conditions, and the use of algaecides and herbicides. William C. Uber is a past president of the Inland Chapter of the California Association of Nurserymen and has served as a guest lecturer at Cal Poly Pomona, UCLA, UC Riverside and local community colleges.
Location and Visiting Notes
The brick-and-mortar nursery sits at 2460 North Euclid Avenue, Upland, California 91784-1199, approximately 35 miles east of Los Angeles. Visitors traveling from the I-10 San Bernardino Freeway take the Euclid Avenue exit north for about 4.5 miles; those coming from the 210 Freeway use the Mountain exit in Upland and follow Mountain Avenue north to 25th Street, then turn right onto Euclid Avenue. On-site parking is ample, and walk-in customers may select plants and unadvertised specials not listed in the printed catalog. Detailed opening hours, seasonal closures and contact information are posted on the official site, which visitors are encouraged to consult before traveling.
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