[Book review] Cutting back by Leslie Buck
Cutting back: My Apprenticeship in the Gardens of Kyoto Leslie Buck First published 2018 By Timber Press Reviewed edition: kindle ebook ISBN 10: 1-604-69793-8 ISBN 13: 978-1-604-69793-3 The intention […]
Japanese tree shapes 樹形 Jukei
When study gardening, one topic will eventually cross the ambitioned student: tree shapes. Today I want to introduce the tree shapes you might learn in Japan. These are, of course […]
Works in the Garden in August
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 […]
Works in the Garden in July
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 […]
[Book review] Die Lehre des Gartens by Carola Platzek
Die Lehre des Gartens – Gespräche in Japan Carola Platzek First published in 2017 By Schlebrügge.Editor Paperback ISBN: 978-3-903172-18-0 Carola Platzek visited Japan several times to Research the Sakuteiki, Japans […]
Midoritsumi and Momiage – Pruning Pines
Pines in Japanese gardens are pruned twice a year. In my company in Germany, where we hadn’t so much time, we only did all tasks together once in early summer, […]
Works in the Garden in June
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 […]
Understanding the Wabi-sabi
Japanese people tend to state that foreigners can’t understand the concept of wabi-sabi. But is this really true? Or is it one of these myths Japanese like so much hearing […]
Works in the Garden in May
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 […]
[Book review] Tokyo Roji by Heide Imai
Tokyo Roji The Diversity and Versatility of Alleys in a City in Transition Heide Imai First published 2018 By Routledge First issued in hardback 2018 Reviewed edition: Hardback ISBN: 978-1-138-94910-2 […]
