Spring is full of so many beautiful aromas, uplifting our yards and making them an even more pleasant place to be ...

A garden is not just about sight: there is great pleasure to be found in planting beautiful fragrant-rich flowers like lavender, roses, and climbing jasmine.

Daffodils sway in the sea breeze on a cliff on the Echizen coast of Fukui Prefecture. Farmers grow the flowers for ikebana, traditional floral arrangements, ordered by customers around the country.