For years, Dutch wunderkind and celebrity favorite Iris Van Herpen has occupied fashion’s edge — not just with ...

Divide irises when they are dormant in midsummer. After blooming in spring, plants slowly move into a dormant period that lasts for about six weeks during the warmest part of summer. July and August ...

There’s nothing more relaxing in summer and fall than venturing into the garden to harvest edible greens, herbs and flowers.

When Japanese depth meets American speed, the result won’t just be more unicorns. It will be stronger ones—companies built to ...

Often called ‘tender geraniums’, pelargoniums are bright, cheerful and will add colour to hanging baskets, window boxes and ...

I had a chance to visit two famous tourist attractions during my short stay in Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo.Around 80km from Haneda district in Tokyo, we arrived at Ashikaga city and spent ...

About 200,000 Japanese irises in full bloom have created colorful flower carpets in a park north of Tokyo. The irises, called "hana shobu" in Japanese, began to bloom in early June at the Ashikaga ...

The Purple Iris Foundation will be hosting a National Cancer Survivors Day event in Brewer on June 22nd. The event was originally scheduled for Sunday but has been rescheduled due to rain in the ...

The iris laevigata varieties (Japanese irises) are also moisture lovers. They sit like butterflies on tall stems in a range of colours that feature heavily in Japanese paintings.

Complementing the hydrangeas are blooming Japanese irises, which appear at the beginning of summer. To celebrate this enchanting season, the normally off-limits Hondo Ushiro Garden will be open to the ...