NAJGA member Scott Solomonson was one of the workshop facilitators during the recently concluded NAJGA regional event in Minnesota last August 7 - 8. He is the owner and operator of Living Space Landscapes in Mendota Heights, MN. To prepare for the full day...
Japanese Stone Lantern photos by K.T. Cannon-Eger and Bill Eger.
Special knots are used for bamboo fencing, training trees, and for decoration. Here is a short video demonstrating a simple knot called "Otoko musu." For the demonstration, the usual black palm rope is replaced with white cord to make it easier to follow the ties. The videos are taken at Otsuka Bamboo Company in Kyoto, Japan. Several other knots are simply variations of this knot.
The following are excerpts from NAJGA Journal 2014-2015 articles on improving water quality, restoring shorelines and aquatic plants, adding to hardscape, repairing leaks, maintaining historic sensibility and choosing the right construction materials.
"Although great thought and effort is involved in the creation and care of the Japanese garden, it is not about harnessing or defeating nature, it is about celebrating nature in its most splendid forms".The ancient shapes of trees capture the power yet inspirit and...
Pruning Japanese Black Pine in the Spring. For information on Fall care, see Fall Care of Japanese Black PineSpring brings great opportunity to influence future growth on Japanese Black Pines. For information on Fall care, see Fall Care of Japanese...
Oribe lantern – 織部灯籠 - This is a type of lantern designed specifically for garden use by Lord Furuta Oribe (1544-1615). It has no foundation stone, but sits
In the fall of 2013, the NAJGA Regional Conference, which was held at Shofuso Japanese House and Garden in Philadelphia, focused on ponds: how to build, maintain, and repair them and how to keep koi happy within their waters.
