BATTERED yet unbowed, the Tower of London became a symbol of resistance and fortitude as the Nazi Blitz raged. Now this ...

As the city prepares for the art world to descend around a burst of art fairs next month, New York is abloom with new gallery ...

A respected figure in professional wrestling whose influence extends to numerous performers behind the scenes has retired ...

Making the most of your yard's fruit trees is all about planting the right companion flowers. These are the best flowers to ...

With the season in full swing, the natural beauty of our state’s many botanical gardens, parks and more are on full display.

Pure white "ginryoso" flowers, or Monotropastrum humile, bloom among fallen leaves at Oomiwa Jinja shrine in Sakurai, Nara ...

The Victorian era is famously regarded as a period of restraint—restraint in clothing, social norms, emotional behavior, communication … the list could go on and on.

Many of us know that Japan took its Buddhism, its urban design, its flower-viewing rites and several of its art forms from ...

“It looks like it will die,” Nishibori said of the cherry tree, “but it’s not going to die. The next spring, there will be ...

On Easter each year, the suffering and sacrificial death of Jesus culminates in the triumph of his resurrection with the symbol of a living cross of blooming flowers. Delicate Easter flowers help ...

A thick thatched roof topped with purple iris flowers shelters this timber sheep pen in Kyoto, Japan, which has been designed by local architecture practice 2m26. Named Hitsujigoya, meaning sheep ...

Cherry blossoms are also considered the national flower of Japan ... ago "The cherry blossom is very important to Japanese people because it is a symbol of beauty or life being short - so you ...