The nation’s capital comes alive with color when its thousands of cherry trees bloom each spring. The annual spectacle of dainty, light pink flowers attracts travelers from all over the world. But ...

WASHINGTON — Sprawled across more than 450 acres, you don't have to be shoulder-to-shoulder with other people to see the cherry blossom trees. On one weekday it was so quiet that you could hear the ...

First, the green bud appears, sprouting from a tree branch like a fledgling peering skyward from its mother’s nest. The florets show up next, extending from the branch’s center like a petal unfurling ...