garden design
Works in the Garden in April
Requested by one of our readers was an article about maintenance works throughout the year. I thought it would be nice to make a monthly series out of this. This is part 4, in which I talk about the works in April. You can find the other parts here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, […]
Works in the Garden in March
Requested by one of our readers was an article about maintenance works throughout the year. I thought it would be nice to make a monthly series out of this. This is part 3 about the works in March. You can find the other parts here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, […]
Ryūmonbaku – Dragon Gate Falls
Today I would like to talk about the Ryūmonbaku style waterfalls. Do you know these falls where a stone represents a carp jumping up a fall to become a dragon? The tale goes, that only a strong carp can manage to swim up a river with strong current and pass the dragon gate on top […]
Works in the garden in February
Requested by one of our readers was an article about maintenance works throughout the year. I thought it would be nice to make a monthly series out of this. This is part 2 about the works in February. You can find the other parts here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Because the […]
Ginkgo biloba – イチョウ – 銀杏
Today I would like to introduce a tree, which can be seen everywhere in Japan. This blog was a request by one of our readers. Ginkgo biloba (Maidenhair tree, Ginkgo tree) Japanese name: Ichou Kanji: 銀杏, 公孫樹, 鴨腳樹 Etymology: The Kanji were adopted by Japanese from China. Engelbert Kaempfer, who collected illustrations from Japan’s flora […]
Works in the garden in January
Requested by one of our readers was an article about maintenance works throughout the year. I thought it would be nice to make a monthly series out of this. However, you will find it more boring and unspecified as you might expect it ^_- Here are the following parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, […]
Some tips for creating a real Japanese garden at your home.
I won’t show “bad example” pictures and link to bad articles here! If you search via Google, I am sure you will find a lot by yourself. When I see links promising me to teach me how to built a Japanese garden in only a few steps, I just can’t withstand and have to follow […]
New eBook: Stone Arrangement!
This book I wanted to do for a long time and now I was finally able to write it. I am so excited! In the beginning of 2016, I had prescribed bed rest for about a month and during this time I read the Sakuteiki and already wrote down a lot of the text you […]
Sealed surfaces and the problem with heat in Tokyo
Without further investigation When we are looking at Tokyo, it’s green. It could be greener, but it is also not pure gray. However, as I heard, over the last decades it became warmer and warmer within the streets of Tokyo. Especially gardeners like myself, but also people who love nature and are making day trips […]
Exterior Design Studies
In my neighborhood used to be a wonderful huge field full of Japanese “kuri” trees (Castanea crenata – Japanese chestnut). One day, some works began around the field and my nightmare became true.. One more green oasis gone and 14 houses grew out of the ground, crouched together, stealing each other the light. This precinct […]