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"Ryoanji, located in Kyoto, Japan, is not the first karesansui, or dry landscape garden. But it is undoubtedly the most famous one. Karesansui are deeply associated with Zen Buddhism, and their simplicity and abstraction make them very different from Western or...
In this podcast, DIY Private Gardens, our host, Phil Pochoda, a private garden owner from New England, interviews Nikolai Loveikis and Jeanne Kay Guelke about their gardens. Nikolai's garden is in Pennsylvania and Jeanne's is in British Columbia.
Kiyoshi Yasui - Japanese Traditional Architect (December 6, 1925 - October 30, 2010) The Japanese Gardening Organization honors the late Kiyoshi Yasui who’s knowledge, vision and sharing was the inspiration for this organization. Yasui-sensei recognized that the...
Who can pinpoint the exact moment an obsession takes root? For me, it began in Brooklyn, New York, before I turned 10. Less than a mile from our home stood the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, home to America's first public Japanese garden. My mother often took me there;...
Take Akari (Bamboo Lights)as New Japanese CultureWe recently enjoyed a special tour of the Take Akari: Bamboo Lights exhibition at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida with Wendy Lo, Morikami's Curator of Education and Heather D. Grzybek,...
Metro Parks, the city of Tacoma, WA and their local sister city organization hosted a visit with Mr. Kondo in August. Mr. Kondo is from Tacoma's Japanese sister city, Kitakyushu. Mr. Kondo is a carpenter who will restore the Shinto shrine in the Japanese garden at...
Seaforth • Balmoral • Newport • Balgowlah • Masuno Garden, SydneySEAFORTH Unique challenge of a garden built on a cliff face Perched on a cliff side overlooking Middle Harbour, the aim of the garden was to create a tall yet pleasing waterfall and koi...
