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Japanese Gardening and Road Tripping to Alberta
by Tom Dufala NAJGA members Tom and Laura Dufala combined an educational experience in Japanese gardening with a road trip to remember from the Pacific Northwest to the Canadian Rockies and back. It was a gorgeous, autumnal journey crossing the Canadian Rockies to…
The Journal of the North American Japanese Garden Association (Issue 3) Now Available
The NAJGA Journal is FREE to members and also available for purchase by the general public and members who wish to get extra copies.
Mission Accomplished in Lethbridge
By Leona Jacobs On 2016 September 16-17, the North American Japanese Garden Association held its regional conference in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. It was a small and intimate conference that discussed Japanese gardens using the local Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden as an…
A Japanese Garden Experience in Manitoga
In Manitoga, Japanese aesthetics blend with nature-centered design and a flair for theatrics to create a Japanese garden experience.
North American Japanese Garden Association To Host Philadelphia & New York Heritage Tour & Workshop
On October 7 and 8, the North American Japanese Garden Association is teaming up with the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia to explore the adaptation and preservation of Modernist and traditional Japanese design in several garden settings found in New York and Philadelphia.
Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden Through the Seasons
“The Adaptability of Japanese Gardens: Lessons Learned From the Canadian Prairies,” September 16 to 18 in Lethbridge, Alberta.
Aesthetic Pruners’ Association Presents Intensive Pruning Workshop
The Aesthetic Pruners Association (APA), a member organization of the North American Japanese Garden Association (NAJGA), is conducting an intensive, hands-on pruning workshop from November 3 to 5, 2016 at the Gardens at Lake Merritt in Oakland, California….
North American Japanese Garden Association
The North American Japanese Garden Association (NAJGA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2011 by leading Japanese gardens in the US and Canada. Our members are based in different parts of North America and overseas, and include garden institutions,…
Art Meets Medicine at the Harn Museum’s Asian Rock Garden
by Martin McKellar, Ph.D, Asian Garden Specialist and Volunteer, Harn Museum The University of Florida’s Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, in Gainesville, Florida, has an Asian Rock Garden designed by Kurisu International. Click HERE to find garden location. Dr. Kendall…
Florida Conference Explores Japanese Gardens As Places of Health, Wellness and Social Change
The North American Japanese Garden Association and the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens To Host Experts from Six Countries The North American Japanese Garden Association (NAJGA) is bringing together international garden specialists from Japan, Canada, the United…