[New eBook] The Teahouses of the Tokyo National Museum
Finally I finished the last book in our “Gardens in Tokyo” series! I am very happy and also a little bit proud. The last book features the secret garden of […]
Category Archives: Gardens
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 […]
New eBook! Japanese Garden History Part 2 – From Kamakura to Azuchi-Momoyama
I hoped for some blog posts between the new eBook announcements, however, work kept me busy and I was not able to finish the two posts I already started.. That’s […]
New eBook! The Kyu-Asakura House
It’s finally time for a new eBook! This time it will be again about a garden – but also about an old traditional Japanese house! I am actually surprised how […]
New eBook! Japanese Garden History Part 1 – The Heian Period
The rainy season keeps everyone inside and in front of the computer. Me included. Unfortunately.. But actually, this is to your advantage! Else I wouldn’t do as much on RJG […]
New eBook! The Ninomaru Garden of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo
It’s already been a week since I am back to work and it passed too fast! However, now I had time to finish and publish our new eBook about the […]
New eBook! Mukōjima-hyakkaen
Summer arrived in Japan! Finally it got really really hot and the mosquito are out and try to keep us away from gardens. But who is a real garden lover […]
“Weed” is subjective – “Dokudami” in Japan
The first time I came in contact with Houttuynia cordata was during my work in the Botanical Garden in Hamburg / Germany. However, it was not the common one, […]
New eBook! Tonogayato-teien
It is the end of the month and I guess by now you all already know that this is the time for a new eBook! For June I chose to […]
The most popular plants in Japanese private gardens
It’s been almost two months since I’m working in Real Japanese Gardens. Few times per week we spend in the construction sites doing maintenance and planting. In this article I would […]
