How pots filled with annuals, grasses, herbs and more can transform any outdoor space King Louis XIV famously grew orange trees in the wooden boxes known as Versailles planters, but you don’t have to ...

Your lily pond needs at least 4-6 hours of direct sunlight each day, as tropical lilies need sunlight to bloom (Image: Canva) Growing water lilies in a pond is easy and doesn’t take much space or ...

When Ann and Glen Gage downsized from their expansive home and garden in Switzerland to a San Francisco town house, one of the things they missed most was the koi pond they’d built and tended for ...

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story was unclear about how to handle fish. Here are some tips for adding fish and plants to your backyard pond. What about fish? Fish can add a fun and ...

Native aquatic plants improve the health of your pond’s ecosystem and promote biodiversity in your yard. This article will familiarize you with some native plants that thrive in an installed setting: ...

There are loads of ways that you can help wildlife in your garden. Having a pond will attract a multitude of flora and fauna from damselflies to frogs and newts. You don't need to have a large garden ...

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In Buddhism the lotus represents purity of body, speech and mind, floating above the muddy waters of attachment and desire – pretty heady stuff for a plant that prefers to grow in the thick mud of ...