Japanese Gardening / 日本の園芸

 

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Over 10,000 entries by enthusiasts around the world. The Japanese Garden Forum discussion boards include history, design & construction, maintenance, plants, stone, water, bamboo fences, structures, and more.

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Visit the new Japanese Gardening Marketplace for a listing of Japanese garden designers, builders, tools & supplies.


The forum hosts a calendar of Japanese gardening events such as workshops, exhibits, tours, seminars and related celebrations. Japanese Gardening Calendar.


A new section listing job openings and job seekers related to Japanese gardening is now available at Japanese Garden Employment Opportunities.

Japanese garden items for sale are listed in the For Sale section of Japanese Gardening Resources. You may also submit requests for items you are looking for.


A list of Japanese gardening books, tools, & related items recommended & reviewed by the members of the Japanese Gardening Forum. Each listing ncludes links to purchase from Amazon.com.

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Kosugi Garden Seminars

INVITATION: Kosugi Zohen Co.Ltd. of Tokyo invites those interested in Japanese Garden Construction to attend their 4th 2-week intensive seminar in English. The seminar takes place in Atami, Japan, February 6 - 17, 2012, during the plum and early cherry blossom season. A seminar in German is November 19 - 23, 2011. A "practice oriented" seminar in English is planned for February 21 - 25 at Atami and Saitama. For more information or a brochure, email development@japanesegardening.org. Endorsed by European Landscape Contractors Association and Japanese Gardening Organization.

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Japanese garden constructed by previous seminar participants

Featured Project:

Marc Peter Keane begins Tiger Glen Garden at the Johnson Museum of Art in Ithaca, New York. The garden is based on a painterly theme called "The Three Laughers of the Tiger Glen", an ancient Chinese parable that reflects on the idea that a narrow adherance to any one philosophy is contrary to true wisdom. From July to September, 2011, Mr. Keane will share images and comments about the process of building the garden HERE.

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Japanese Site Showcase #4:

Hanatoyo Landscape

What if you could see what a "real" Japanese gardener would do in a modern urban setting? Hanatoyo Landscape Company in Japan gives you the opportunity to see the passion these master craftsmen share for preservation of a rich historical garden tradition explained alongside their ISO-certified cutting-edge work in environmental conservation, as well as new gardens in public and private contemporary settings. This site is available in Japanese and English. Showcase #4 - hanatoyo.co.jp was submitted by James Hanselman.

The best Japanese Garden websites will be featured in this section. They will be chosen for displaying excellent technique, great gardens, and new ideas. You may submit suggestions for other sites for consideration HERE.


What is the JGO?

The Japanese Gardening Organization (JGO) is a multi-national group organized to spread the benefits of Japanese gardening for individuals, groups, communities, and society. JGO provides educational resources to foster the exchange of culture, knowledge, appreciation and application of Japanese gardening, striving for the highest level of accurate information and resources for Japanese gardening. Find out more here.

Submissions to Japanese Gardening Organization for articles, sources, services or job openings related to Japanese gardening may be submitted HERE.

Dixie Watkins & Associates

Tsukubai    つくばい
"Place where one must bend down." A place, not an object, in the inner roji with a basin and special stones such as the crouching stone, lantern stone, hot water stone, etc. The tsukubai area is usually 5 to 15 steps from the tearoom. See Tsukubai for more information.

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Learn how to tie a knot for a bamboo fence, or which tools you should get first in the Japanese Gardening Reference pages. Some of the topics covered:

Garden/ArchitectureFencing
Garden Tools Plants & Pruning
Lanterns & Stones Garden Terms

Free e-books on Japanese gardening available in the JGO forum. starting with Guenter Nitshke!


Ka-tei, Japanese Architecture, Japanese Garden - the essential relationship between architecture and garden.

Kennin-ji Roji

DOUBT, Learning to see the Japanese Garden - Japanese garden designer reflects on his experience as apprentice to a Master gardener in Kyoto

Chaji, A Formal Tea Ceremony - a 5-part series on the "Way of Tea"

Kumamoto En is first of the Kumamoto En Sister City Garden the first sister city garden to be profiled in JGO.

Japanese Tea Garden at Sunken Gardens - a history of this unique garden in San Antonio, Texas.

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The Japanese Gardening Organization is supported completely by donations and volunteers. If you are interested in supporting this work, send an email to: JGO Development.

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