Cherry blossoms, or "sakura," usually reach their peak in late March to early April, as the country celebrates the start of a ...

When people mention going to Japan for hanami (flower-watching in Japanese), one would usually think of sakura or cherry blossoms. But there are also other equally beautiful flowers that bloom ...

With skillful snips, Mitsuko Takeya prunes a few leaves from bamboo stalks and several red berries from heavy nandina clusters to use in a flower arrangement. The cuts would hardly register in ...

Japanese flower arrangement, known as ikebana or kadō (the way of the flower), developed into a distinctive artform in the late fifteenth century. Today, there are an array of styles and variations, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Months of flowery happiness now stretch before gardeners. There were narcissi and magnolias in early March.

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, ...

TOKYO — Cherry blossom spotters from the Japanese government announced Monday the first blooming of the country’s favorite ...