This year, Taiwan’s International Orchid Show boasts an impressive array of orchids, each one competing for attention in this Kingdom of Orchids.

Nestled on the outskirts of Tokyo, Omiya is both the home and custodian of Bonsai, the centuries-old art of growing miniature trees in a pot.

At the court, tulip dwelled in the turban of great sultans, sought shelter on the surface of precious jewels and objects, and witnessed the rise and fall of a great empire.

A secret garden — also known as Taipei’s backyard garden — holds the key to the cultivation of camellia in the northern part of this beautiful isle once called Formosa.