“It is often said that stones are the bones of a garden; I would like to suggest that they relate to a garden and its viewers on an even deeper level. Exposure to a stone artist’s work can give us a glimpse of the garden maker’s or owner’s life experiences,...
I pretty much work by myself, so I try to make efficient use of my energy on the jobsite. One tool that I use to create short work of several tasks is the simple tarp. In a past newsletter, I showed images of using a sheet as a drop cloth (photo 1- above). One can...
Japanese Garden Reference Library How-to's and Other Resources for Japanese Gardens Shearing of Tamamono: Tips & Tricks by Nicole LaPlante Let’s start with the main ideas or goals for shearing tamamono. It’s important to know the specific details about what...
Japanese Garden Reference Library How-to's and Other Resources for Japanese Gardens Okarikomi by Nicole LaPlante Okarikomi, masses of shrubs sheared into wavelike forms, are both beautiful and functional sculptures in the Japanese garden. Keeping the same genus and...
NAJGA NEWS News and Information About Japanese Gardens Inspiration from Nature By Nicole LaPlante Land Art Fine Gardening One of the first questions I get from folks when I tell them I’m a professional gardener is: so what do you do all winter? This is a fair question...
