thanks Esshup for the photo posting links, that's a decent challenge for a guy like me.

I wasnt finding much in the archives about establishing water lilies.
The one good one, that others might benefit from too is-

http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=266539

I was looking for more info on people's experience of successfully establishing hybrid hardy water lilies in cold climate.

Any takers? (or givers, as it may be)