We recently teamed up with RedFin to make some spring care tips for your home a little easier. If you love the tips and tricks we give you on your pond, follow this link to RedFin to see if they have some other home improvement tips to make your life easier around the rest of the house.

Spring has sprung, and summer seems to be underway in this extra short season, as the daytime heats up quickly. . Maybe it’s time to look into replacing the diaphragm, maybe the magnets, maybe even the whole aerator. If it’s more than a few years old, it’s not a bad idea to have a backup aerator nearby, just in case you get the ghost on one of these holiday weekends.

How to Grow a Lotus from Seed

So, you have gone to Kenilworth Water Gardens, you are delighted in the fragrant flowers and spectacles of the Lotus, and now you are at home, wishing you had a piece of that paradise to enjoy every day. Well, this post is for you. If you have a sunny spot, a large pot, and a handful of lotus seeds, you can grow your own mini lotus oasis with the instructions below. We are going to teach you, step by step, how to prepare and grow your own lotus from seed!

Lotus flower colors include white, red, pink, yellow, lavender and blue. Blooming from early to late summer, they are one of the most majestic aquatic plants you can grow. No wonder Lotus is the national flower of India.

Lotus plants are closely related to water lilies but differ from lilies in that the flowers and foliage are held on the stems above the water but the flowers and leaf pads of water lilies float on the surface of the water (with the exception of tropical water lily flowers which also bloom above the water line).

All About Lotus

A ripe lotus seed pod looks very strange. Source: Hans Hillewaert

Nelumbo nucifera is a herbaceous perennial native to Asia. It can grow year-round in zones 4-10 or as an annual anywhere else. Usually planted in spring, it produces pink and white blossoms in early summer. Later in the season, lotus tubers and seeds can be harvested for food or replanting.