There’s nothing more relaxing in summer and fall than venturing into the garden to harvest edible greens, herbs and flowers. In my garden, tomatoes, herbs, berries and citrus thrive tucked throughout ...
Creating a Zen garden is a wonderful way to cultivate a peaceful and serene space in your backyard. Japanese gardens are renowned for their tranquility, elegance, and harmony with nature.
The 'corpse flower' - a parasitic plant which lives in the jungles of Borneo does something far more sinister than simply living off its host. The parasite, which attaches itself to grape vines, ...
Fifty years ago, a drive down Baseline Road near South Mountain was a Sunday destination. It offered mile after mile of explosive colors and exotic flowers, thanks to the Japanese flower farmers. The ...
The exhibit traces the legacy of Japanese flower growers in the area, a history that impacts immigration policy around the time of World War II and showcases a new group of entrepreneurs that arrived ...
AMMAN — Showcasing the beauty of the desert and natural flowers, an exhibition of Ikebana opened on Wednesday to showcase different images of the desert through the Japanese art of flower arrangement.
To this day, I meet other people who share with me equally vivid memories of the farms. One friend told me: “I would drive my mom there every weekend!” Although all of the flower fields are gone now, ...
SAN MATEO -- Mayme Leong is well into her 90s but she still has a hand in shaping her family's San Mateo business. "I love to come here, help out a little bit. I don't make the big things, I make ...
I arrived at work with a handful of flowers wrapped in a soggy paper towel and asked a colleague if I could borrow a vase. I explained that I'd just come from a flower-arranging class. My co-worker ...