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Tatsugoro Matsumoto and the Magic of Jacaranda Trees in Mexico
In 1912, the mayor of Tokyo, Yukio Ozaki, presented the United States with almost 3,000 cherry tree…
Sergio Hernández Galindo • May 6, 2016
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The Japanese-American Flower Growers Who Made Phoenix Bloom
When my high school orchestra teacher found out my family owned a Japanese flower garden in Phoenix…
Kathy Nakagawa • Jan. 27, 2016
Living Artifacts: The Descanso Gardens Camellias and Japanese American History
At first glance, a botanical garden may seem an unlikely place to find hidden stories. But Dav…
Darryl Mori • Feb. 24, 2015
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This is What It Means to Say Hanami in Seattle
Each time I’ve tried to write about hanami in Seattle, there’s something that makes me …
Tamiko Nimura • April 30, 2014
The heart of Flowers is universal: Ms. Youka Shiba
Comforted and calmed by flowers: Relationships born through flowersThe history of Ikenobō is synony…
Keiko Fukuda • Aug. 15, 2008