Garden hosts 'Gifts from Japan,' plant and flower illustration show inspired by Japan. Portland Japanese Garden's newest art exhibit makes clear that there's more to the Japanese love of flowers than a few springs of cherry blossom in a vase. Ikebana (flower arranging) might be a minimalist art, but a different appreciation of flowers comes out in this show of watercolors. The style of artwork in "Gifts from Japan: A Horticultural Tale Told through Botanical Art" at Portland Japanese Garden is mostly botanical-scientific. The flowers, usually with a stem and some leaves, float on white backgrounds, the better...