Japanese Garden Tools 

Japanese Gardening Toolbox Basics Starting with the right Japanese gardening tools can save pain and suffering down the road. Here are descriptions and reviews plus suggestions for a couple of basic tools.

Care and Feeding of Japanese Garden Tools Once you have a good start on your Japanese gardening toolbox, make sure you keep them in good shape, for you and your plants!

Design Toolbox

 The Beauty of Japanese Gardens This is the first in the Design Toolbox series. Why are Japanese gardens so desirable? How do they affect our societies? These and other questions will be explored in this section.

Water & Stone

Katsura Bamboo Fences Here are some how-to's in Japanese garden construction. This aticle starts with instructions and photos for the Katsura style fence.

Daimyo Bamboo Fence The Daimyo, or Shogun style fence starts with similar construction as in the Katsura fence. So we build on the first article to create this style.

Japanese fence knot Want to learn how to tie the knots on a Japanese fence? Start with this video demonstration of an "Oto komusu" knot tied in slow motion.

Japanese Garden Plants 

Spring Training of Japanese Black Pine Maintainence of Japanese Black pines in the early spring months, including controlling growth by candle removal.

Fall Care of Japanese Black Pine Fall maintenance and clean-up. This includes needle removal and branch selection.

Japanese Maples - A Celebration of Nature!  Visualize the potential in a Japanese maple and make the best of it's features by observing nature.

Alternatives for Japanese Garden Plants A work in progress. We have started with a list of alternatives for Japanese garden plants suited to hot and dry climates

Japanese Gardening Forum

Japanese Gardening Forum Japanese gardens and related subjects are discussed in a community of enthusiasts from around the world. Forum discussion boards include: