"Borrowed landscape" is a technique frequently used in designing Japanese gardens, where it is called shakkei, but it can be employed in any garden style.

Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda) will twine along supports for up to 25 feet. Both of these plants were introduced to the U.S. in the 1800s to decorate homes and parks. Today, they've ...

There is a Chinese version called Wisteria sinensis and a Japanese cultivar ... I scout them out in yards and trees as I drive and wonder ... They add texture and a bit of mystery to the landscape.

Just one look at a wisteria in bloom reveals why many gardeners want this plant in their garden. Large, pendulous flowers cover this deciduous vine each spring in shades of white, pink or blue ...

Watch: Crowds flock to see wisteria trees in full bloom in Japan. From mid-April to mid-May, the park transforms into a floral wonderland. Last updated: April 29, 2025 | 13:10.

That’s the situation right now at Ashikaga Flower Park in the town of Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture. The most dramatic of the in-bloom floral trio are the wisteria, or fuji, as they’re called in ...

The 5,000-square-meter wisteria trellis in Tennogawa Park in Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, supports 84 trees -- nine varieties in all -- and many visitors were taking pictures under the curtains of ...