The Japanese word for rapeseed, “nanohana” literally means edible flower, and the plants (especially the oil from their seeds) are used in various culinary applications.

Ikebana, the Japanese floral art, is an ideal way to connect with nature and find inner harmony. This ancient art not only beautifies your surroundings but also offers a path to mental peace and ...

While we all know the food words from their cuisine, like sushi or soya sauce, you might not know some of these words are Japanese: Definitions taken from the Merriam-webster dictionary. Sign In TOI ...

We Should All Adopt 'Hanami,' the Japanese Tradition of Flower Viewing. In Japan, celebrating the transient beauty of flowers is a beloved custom when the cherry blossoms spring to life.

This Japanese magnolia's rosy pink flowers open to creamy white centers. PROVIDED PHOTO . When the flowers are young, the petals are held upright — giving the flowers a tulip-like appearance.

The longer people study Japanese flower arranging, the more the correct lengths and placement of stems becomes automatic, said student Sue Manross of Beachwood. "They just know intuitively ...

My family’s flower shop remains at 3801 E. Baseline Road, but the fields were sold to a home developer in 2005 — by that time, most of the children of the flower farmers, including me, were ...

Ikebana is the traditional art of Japanese flower arrangement. Here, local ikebana specialist Jeanne Houlton shares her passion for the art form. St. Petersburg resident Jeanne Houlton, a Junior ...