The Edible Japanese Garden
On my way to work, I found this tiny little garden. Some usual green in front of an apartment house was what I thought. But then I came closer and […]
Category Archives: Plants
Plant portrait: Vitex negundo
Vitex negundo Taiwan ninjin boku – タイワンニンジンボク – 台湾人参木 Five-leaved chaste tree Native to parts of Africa and Asia, including Japan. Height: ~8m Bloom: July – August Sun: Full sun […]
Moss in the Japanese garden
This post was a request by one of our followers on Instagram. If you want me to cover a special topic, feel free to contact me! Moss is commonly seen […]
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 […]
Japanese lawn – in comparison with western lawns
This topic was requested by one of our readers and I apologize that it took this long until I was able to write about Japanese grass. The one or other, […]
“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, […]
