by NAJGA Manager | Jul 10, 2015 | Garden Wisdom, Gardens, Member News & Profiles, News
Japanese garden expert and NAJGA board member John Powell recently shared his thoughts about the experience of training in Japan and applying his knowledge in the North American context, particularly in Minnesota and other areas in the central part of the United... 
by NAJGA Manager | Apr 16, 2015 | Garden Wisdom, Member News & Profiles
The North American Japanese Garden Association (NAJGA) recently talked moss with Al Benner, a NAJGA member and owner of Moss Acres, a company that specializes in the use of moss for gardening. NAJGA: What are your general observations about moss gardening interest... 
by NAJGA Manager | Mar 26, 2015 | Garden Wisdom, Gardens, NAJGA News & Events, News
Creating Beauty Behind Barbed Wire by Jeff Burton and Mary Farrell “A desolate prison camp in the high desert seems an unlikely place for a Japanese garden contest, let alone an outstanding collection of Japanese gardens. World War II would seem an unlikely time... 
by NAJGA Manager | Mar 12, 2015 | Garden Wisdom, Gardens, News
(The following passages are excerpts from the book “Japanese Flowering Cherries” by Wybe Kuitert) American garden lovers were given a first-hand look at the art of Japanese gardening at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, where Japan... 
by NAJGA Manager | Mar 5, 2015 | Garden Wisdom, Gardens, NAJGA News & Events, News
Japanese gardens outside of Japan number more than 450, of which approximately 300 are in North America. Of that substantial number, fewer than 20 have reached the centennial mark. In this issue, six gardens across the continental United States and out into the... by NAJGA Manager | Feb 10, 2015 | Garden Wisdom, NAJGA News & Events, News
[youtube=http://youtu.be/9J7Gd4qjgJE] A rare peek at the life of Dr. David A. Slawson, one of America’s premier landscape artists working in the Japanese garden tradition. Narrated by David De Lyser. David Slawson was the first to truly open up the secret world... 
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