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 […]
Category Archives: Technique
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, […]
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? […]
Yukizuri – 雪吊り
Hamarikyu garden When visiting Japanese gardens in winter, one will recognize some strange ropes and mats around the pine trees and some other plants. These are called Yukizuri 雪吊り and […]
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 […]
Hydrangea and it’s language
Although Hydrangeas season is almost over, I would like to highlight this flower in a blog. In Japan Hydrangea is closely connected to the rainy season in June because it […]
Groundcover as substitute for moss
Almost every Japanese garden in Kyoto hosts one part which is covered in nice, fluffy moss. When building a Japanese garden outside of Japan or even in another area in […]
The Nezu Museum in contrast to so-called Japanese gardens in the western world.
On a weekend day in early March I visited the Nezu Museum in Tokyo’s Aoyama area. I am not a great fan of museums. I never was. While I have […]
Behind the image of the karesansui garden
The Kamakura and Muromachi eras hold the answer to my third question of dry landscape gardens – is there more to their compositions than the restraint and unnaturalness that they […]
Reasons for traditional Japanese gardens, in consideration of religious beliefs and recreation over time
The first thing that must be appreciated when referring to the ‘traditional Japanese garden’ is that this spans a great history of many different eras, possibly to the origins of […]
