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Monet loved these summer flowers, and you will too. Water lilies, plants in the genus Nymphaea, are aquatic blooms that grow in ponds and water gardens. Their green lily pads spread out across the ...

Online, products branded as the blue lotus promise calm moments and psychedelic trips. But they're far different from what ...

If you're a self-professed 'black thumb', growing lush, low-maintenance plants could be as simple as swapping soil for H2O.

After a six-month conservation process, “Waterlilies” made its public debut in an exhibit highlighting the relationship between Japanese and French art.

There are three simple tasks you can do to look after your existing, or next, peace lily plant to keep it looking beautiful ...

A new exhibition at the Portland Art Museum featuring one of artist Claude Monet's most famous masterpieces opened this past ...

DeWitt also pointed out a throughline from Monet’s Floating Worlds to the rest of the museum, flagging Chinese art influenced ...

Houseplants need to be fed in spring to get the nutrients they need to flower, and you can give peace lilies or orchids a ...

A local woman cleans water lilies at Boeung Tamok lake, preparing to sell the flowers at a market, as they could be used for ...