"It took me some time to understand my water lilies…," wrote Claude Monet. "I cultivated them with no thought of painting them… One does not fully appreciate a landscape in one day… And then, suddenly ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. There's ...

Gardening expert Sean Conway gives steps on how to create an outdoor oasis, minus the large hole in your front yard. There is nothing more relaxing than sitting by a beautiful pond filled with ...

Claude Monet’s paintings of his garden in Giverny, particularly his water lily pond, are considered some of the world’s most beautiful and soothing works of art. Reproductions are ubiquitous, hung on ...

Water lilies are beautiful aquatic flowering plants that are distributed worldwide. These plants are found in the aquatic section of nearly every botanic garden because of their highly valued ...

Completed more than a century ago, these artworks reveal the Impressionist’s triumphs—and struggles Bridge Over the Water Lily Pond, 1905. In earlier works, Monet painted the footbridge in a crisp, ...