MOMENTS OF MA
THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE
NORTH AMERICAN JAPANESE GARDENS ASSOCIATION
COVID-19 Garden Updates
In an effort to continue to serve as a resource for Japanese garden lovers, we have compiled a partial list of Japanese gardens in North America and indicated whether they have closed or remained open given the COVID-19 situation. We will keep this list as accurate as…
Southwest Regional @ Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix, Ro Ho En- February 14-15, 2020
The Gardens of Dale Sievert in Waukesha, Wisconsin
The Gardens of Dale Sievert in Waukesha, Wisconsin 2019 is the 50th year of gardening in my one-acre property near Waukesha, Wisconsin. It is 150 feet wide by 300 feet deep, and the property rises about 20 feet from the front to the back right. I have only two small…
2020 Conference Proposals
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS2020 NAJGA BIENNIAL CONFERENCE“Adaptability and Resilience:Sustainability in Japanese Gardens”October 2020 San Diego, CaliforniaThe North American Japanese Garden Association (NAJGA) seeks presenters for its 2020 conference.For over 1000 years in…
2018 International Conference (September 2018)
The 2018 International Conference was held in Portland at the Portland Hilton Hotel. It was an international gathering of Japanese garden professionals, enthusiasts, academics and students to address shared challenges in creating, adapting, renovating, maintaining and restoring Japanese gardens around the world.
Interview with Leslie Buck on Apprenticeship in the Gardens of Kyoto
Leslie Buck, author of Cutting Back: My Apprenticeship in the Gardens of Kyoto, interviewed by Kristin Faurest of the Portland Japanese Garden’s International Japanese Garden Training Center.
NAJGA Event Reviews
I love the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens! Most every Thursday morning I can be found volunteering with our Head Gardener, raking, weeding, pruning, planting . . . doing whatever needs doing. About a year ago I became a docent. Getting to show our…
Tsunami Memorial Garden
Invitation to probably the most memorable travel to Japan, 2017 You are invited to join a select group of people to participate in assisting to build a memorial Japanese Garden to commemorate victims of the tsunami/earthquake of March 11, 2011 in Tohoku, Japan and…
North American Japanese Garden Association & Descanso Gardens Host Southern California Symposium and Garden Tour
On January 14 and 15, 2017, experts in horticulture, history and design will discuss and illustrate the Southern California experience in Japanese gardening during a symposium and garden tour organized by the North American Japanese Garden Association (NAJGA), in cooperation with the Descanso Gardens. NAJGA is a non-profit and membership-based organization that promotes the art, craft and heart of Japanese gardening in USA and Canada.
Uncovering a Garden Plot and a Family Story
By Greg Kitajima NAJGA member Greg Kitajima helps uncover history in a Japanese internment camp garden plot in Colorado and opens a door to his own family’s story as a Japanese-American. I had not looked through the schedule of speakers at the 2016 North American…