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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens’ fall flower show is like the season itself ­— a brief but welcome respite before the return of a long and cold winter in Pittsburgh. “Japanese Inspirations” ...

The Asian Garden Mall is blooming with a kaleidoscope of colors. Its Flower Festival has launched ahead of the Lunar New Year, and shoppers have been out picking from the rainbow of orchids, hoa mai ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Terre Voegeli, of the Ikebana International Ann Arbor chapter, arranges branches as an Ikebana interpretation of the manga “Lone ...