Studies have shown that blue has a relaxing effect on people, so naturally, flowers in blue hues reflect a sense of peace and serenity. They're not usually a loud flower, so they work perfectly as ...

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.