There are budget pond ideas for every plot whatever the size and space. Creating one yourself doesn't have to be tricky and there are lots of easy ways to add a pond. It's a great weekend project to ...

Fill just the bottom of the container with a thin layer of soil to plant your seedlings into. You plant them by placing the tubers horizontally on the soil with the growing tip pointing upwards.

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 ...