Lily pool party

It's hard not to want your own massive estate complete with a lily pool when you get used to seeing something spectacular like the seed heads of the Lotus Flowers while on garbage duty. How are these things not in every centerpiece? How is it possible that a whole economy crashed over tulip fever and, as far as I know, there was not even the tiniest of stock market bubbles over these stunning plants? I love how the two above look like they're dressed up in their fanciest scarves for a lily pool party.