Its significance varies across traditions: in Hinduism, it embodies the absence of color and light, while for the ancient Romans, both black and white lotus flowers symbolized the cycle of life ...

Lotus flowers are known for their rich symbolic and ... Fill your large planter with your heavy soil of choice (a light, fluffy potting soil will float away when you add water).

For this space, inspiration was drawn from the fragranced fog around the sacred lotus flower, usually shrouded in a light early morning mist when in bloom. In Japan, fog represents profundity and ...