Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of Japanese beetle walking on a leaf - Pierre Williot/Shutterstock When tending to your garden beds, the sight of green ...

There’s nothing more relaxing in summer and fall than venturing into the garden to harvest edible greens, herbs and flowers. In my garden, tomatoes, herbs, berries and citrus thrive tucked throughout ...

With skillful snips, Mitsuko Takeya prunes a few leaves from bamboo stalks and several red berries from heavy nandina clusters to use in a flower arrangement. The cuts would hardly register in ...

The ikebana method of Japanese flower arranging is a minimal style intended to showcase the simple seasonal beauty of plants. The word "ikebana" combines the Japanese words ikeru (to arrange, be ...

Fifty years ago, a drive down Baseline Road near South Mountain was a Sunday destination. It offered mile after mile of explosive colors and exotic flowers, thanks to the Japanese flower farmers. The ...

I arrived at work with a handful of flowers wrapped in a soggy paper towel and asked a colleague if I could borrow a vase. I explained that I'd just come from a flower-arranging class. My co-worker ...

First a trip to the Mecca of Asian restaurants, San Gabriel, with private chef Jet Tila for a seafood restaurant that blends Vietnamese, Thai and Chinese flavors. Gardener Sharon Lovejoy shows us how ...

Holiday decorations in the U.S. are often symmetrical: Two candles on either side of the mantel, a round wreath in the center of the door, a centerpiece with matching sprigs of holly and pine on each ...