Its weeping ito-zakura (thread cherry blossom) tree comes into flower a week earlier than in usual years. The name of the tree comes from its thread-thin drooping branches. The chief priest of ...

You can plant Japanese painted ferns as a companion plant to hydrangeas and other shade plants, as these can grow in any ...

Cherry blossoms are the stars of Japanese spring ... The Kakunodate area in Senboku, Akita, is noted for its weeping cherry trees. Their branches hang gracefully down in the old samurai district ...