Thursday, November 4th, 2021

9:00 AM- 10:15 AM:
(7) Collaboration
(Moderator: Kim Andrews)
–Steve Bloom: Something New, Something Old- Introducing the Institute at Portland Japanese Garden
–Gregory Wittkopp: Sustainability Through Collaboration- The Rehabilitation of the Lily Pond Cascade in Cranbrook’s Japanese Garden
–Ramona Handel-Bajema: Healing Garden Programs- A look at how gardens were used in psychosocial programming following Japan’s 2011 tsunami
-Q & A (Session 7)

10:30 AM- 11:45 AM
(8) Public Garden Programs & Education
(Moderator: Larry Rosensweig)
–Jeanette Schelin
–Anderson Japanese Gardens
–Emi Yoshimura
–Jessa Gardner 
–Q & A (Session 8)

(9) Koi and Bees!
(Moderator: Nicole LaPlante)
–Jack Chapman & Linda Pluth: Koi & Koi Ponds
–Mari Jarvis: A Managed Bee Hive at the Japanese Friendship Garden

1:00 PM- 2:15 PM
(10) Sustaining Wellness II
(Moderator: Larry Rosensweig)
–Catherine Marsh: Renewing Lives- Providing Purpose
–Dr. Tia Ho: Your Health Connects to Ecosystem Health
–Dr. Seiko Goto: Wellness in Japanese Gardens
*Dr. Tia is happy to send anyone a pdf copy of the presentation, please email her at [email protected] to inquire.
-Q & A (Session 10)

(11): Sustaining Garden Architecture
(Moderator: Nicole LaPlante)
–Dávid Sipos: Crossing Cultural Boundaries- One Bridge at a Time
–Luke Benjamin: Preserving and Adapting Traditional Japanese Garden Structures in North America
–Katsuyuki Nakagawa & Howard Yamamoto: Japanese Gardens and “Kominka”
– Q & A (Session 11)

2:45 PM- 4:00 PM
(12) The Special Relevance of Sukiya Architecture for North American Japanese Gardens- Part Two
(Moderator: Ken Brown)
–Hiroo Kurano

(13) Local Gardens- Practical Sustenance
(Moderator: Bonnie Clark)
–Kohei Owatari: Practical Methods of Japanese Garden Design and Installation in the Southern California Region
–Juan Pastor-Ivars: Restoring Kinship with Nature through Japanese Gardens- The Challenge to Achieve a Sustinable Commons in Kanazawa City

4:15 PM- 5:30 PM
(14) Closing Plenary: Award Showcase
(Moderator: Ken Brown)
A Conversation with Doug Roth and Tim Gruner 

Workshops/Walks

Pruning Walk & Talk with Francheska Snyder

Stone Lantern Walk with Takaaki Saida 

Wellness Walk with Dr. Tia Ho

Beehive Inspection with Mari Jarvis