FROM THE GARDEN OF ZEN

Ume flowers quietly herald the stealthy arrival of spring with their modest beauty and fragrance, while sakura flowers let us know the prime...

Under the lightly overcast sky, Tamanawa-zakura flowers are quietly beginning to open as if to timidly confirm that spring has just arrived ...

 

Ume flowers quietly herald the end of long winter and the inconspicuous  arrival of early spring, while Sakura flowers impress the upsurge o...

 

The evergreen shrub known as Kinkacha (Camellia japonica var. flavescens) is native to southern China and Vietnam. Kinkacha means "gold...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Although the gloomy winter sky is persisting and the biting cold is showing no sign of retreat, Ume flowers have begun blooming gracefully t...

Ume flowers bloom ahead of all other flowers during the cold months of January to March, before the fresh green leaves emerge. This property...

The Ume flower has been admired for its nobleness and endurance since ancient times throughout East Asia, including Japan. This fragrant flo...

Spring is the highest season of blooming, when various plants and trees successively reach their beautiful flowering peaks, repeating their ...