Category: Japanese Gardens

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Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden

Very beautiful. Quite a few years ago a gardener of bonsai chrysanthemums worked his craft at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. It was filmed and shown on one of the PBS stations. Maybe this year I will try growing. Thank you for the inspiration.

Recently TheGardenLady received the above comment regarding a post on TheGardenLady blog about chrysanthemums.

For more information about the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens show that was held in October entitled Kiku:The Art of the Japanese Garden you can watch their video above to see how the Botanical garden got ready for the special chrysanthemum show.

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Stunning Japanese Gardens

Shinjuku garden

Spring Finale by NatashaP

TheGardenLady corresponds with a Japanese lady she met while in Fukuoka. As we in the US are still under a blanket of snow, my Japanese friend writes how spring has come to her area. Circulating on the computer are some beautiful photos of what spring looks like in Japan. I hope they are real and not enhanced.  Click here for some stunning photos.