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Hidden off of Big Basin Way near downtown Saratoga, Hakone Estate and Gardens feels like a secret oasis in the Santa Cruz Mountain foothills. Catch the gardens during the day and it’s a surprisingly ...

Gardening expert Bex Edwards says the bare root plant is winter hardy, and therefore can be planted now in its dormant state ...

The Japanese have a word for nature’s fleeting brilliance: Hanami. And springtime is one of the best times of year to bask in the beauty. To celebrate, Saratoga’s historic Hakone Estate and Gardens is ...

The pink-hued streets of Bonn, Germany, usually attract thousands of tourists. This year, small groups of locals were able to enjoy the refreshing, colorful sight in person. Police patrolled streets ...

This Friday, Ambassador Shigeyuki Hiroki, Consul-General of Japan in New York will be attending a ceremony at Buffalo’s Japanese Gardens where 20 cherry blossom trees will be planted. The additional ...

Durham’s annual cherry blossom spectacle is about to collide with construction crews at Duke Gardens, where a $30 million renovation just launched three weeks before the garden’s busiest month of the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The sights and sounds of spring are in full bloom at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. This year, the gardens are celebrating their 10th year of cherry blossoms.

April is the official start of cherry blossom season, and while the cherry trees lining the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. are among the most famous blooms around — and have already hit peak — there ...