Flowers including nemophila color the coastal scenery, harmoniously blending in with the blue sky, ocean and palm trees in Hyuga, Miyazaki Prefecture, April 15, 2025. (Mainichi/Tsugio Shigeharu) HYUGA ...

Spring is in the air, and the most beautiful baby blue flowers are currently blooming in their full glory on the coast of Japan in Hitachi Seaside Park, located about two hours from the city of Tokyo.

Most people instinctively think of cherry blossoms while discussing spring in Japan. Although the beautiful flowers are a well-known occurrence, there is one location close to Tokyo that has similarly ...

Tourists are turning out to stroll the flower-lined grounds of Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, and enjoy the millions of baby blue nemophila now blanketing its bucolic hills.

One of the delightful joys about gardening is developing rituals that we return to year after year. Every spring I add my favorite native annuals to sun-drenched front yard pots. Leading this list are ...

I know there isn't such a botanical category as "blue shade," that is, plants that add the color blue to shady spots in our gardens, but there should be. Everyone has shade, and blue is one of the ...

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