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Crazy Plant Trend of the Day: Japanese Wisteria Tunnel
By Claire Lui
Photographs of some of the amazing wisteria tunnels in Japan. The wisteria festivals, or fuji matsurii, which come after the cherry blossom festivals, generally from mid-April to late May, have been an event for centuries, inpsiring poetry and woodcuts in Japanese culture. 
Related Topics: Ideas | Pink | Purple | White | crazy plant trend of the day | festivals | Japan | Japanese | Vines | wisteria
Japanese Flower Fair
By Claire Lui
A look at the Japan Bloom Fair that was held earlier this month in New York, showcasing the wide range of cut flowers available for export from Japan to the United States, including new varieties for 2012.
Related Topics: Flowers | Blue | Pink | Purple | Flowers | cut flowers | flower arranging | Japan | Japanese | new varieties | plants | sweet peas
Art + Botany: Rice Paddy Illustrations
By Anna Laurent
It takes a village to grow a picture in a rice field: Since 1993, a small Japanese village has been creating rice paddy art, in an effort to increase tourism.  It's a hybrid of traditional illustration and crop circles, with canvases that are as large as football fields.  
Related Topics: Ideas | Brown | Green | White | Yellow | Anna Laurent | art + botany | crazy plant trend of the day | farming | illustration | Japan | rice
Explore Kyoto’s Temple Gardens
By Susan Heeger
The temple gardens of Kyoto, Japan, are famous for their tranquility and their use of moss. Our guide to visiting four of the most spectacular temple gardens.
Related Topics: Places | Green | garden photos | Japan | Moss | Public gardens | Travel
A World Apart: Moss in Japan's Gardens
By Susan Heeger
In gardens around Japan, moss is used to create spaces of deep tranquility and transcendent beauty.


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