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Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) In Northern Japan Japan is famous for celebrating spring with cherry blossoms. In mid April we flew from Colorado...

Part 2 Of Tulips and The Tulip Bubble The Dutch were smart traders, but there were economic lessons to learn. Stock and commodity markets...

The Plant Story Of Merry Periwinkle, Vinca The name periwinkle is an old English name for a group of plants native to Europe and the Middl...

Daffodils! The English called them daffodowndillies 400 years ago. The scientific name is Narcissus. Narcissus, daffodils, jonquils and pape...

Portland: Flowering trees, but note the gray sky. We went to Portland, Oregon for just a weekend in the middle of March, 2016. Oh! the contr...

Spring flowers! All over the northern hemisphere, the weather is warming and we look forward to enjoying the first flowers. What flower mean...