Posts tagged Japanese Art

Stars of the Summer Garden: Three 'Dancing Snow' Bigleaf Hydrangeas Now Grace the Seattle Japanese Garden

Bigleaf hydrangeas, native to and long cultivated in Japan, are one of the loveliest and most beloved of summer-blooming shrubs. Three plants now grace the Seattle Japanese Garden—a relatively new cultivar, Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Dancing Snow.’ It’s also known by the trademark name Double Delights™ Wedding Gown.

In the Garden, Japanese Culture, Japanese Garden Design, Summer, Plants and BloomsCorinne KennedyJune 28, 2021Hydrangea, gardening, Garden Design, poetry, Japanese Art

The Essential Reading List for Fall 2016

For your fall enrichment, Corinne Kennedy, one of Seattle Japanese Garden’s most literary garden guides, recently shared with us her favorite Japan-related books to peruse this fall.

FallChie IidaNovember 18, 2016Fall, Literature, Seattle, Japanese Garden, Western Washington, Washington, Northwest, Pacific Northwest, Garden Design, Pond, Stream, Stone, Japan, traditional, Japanese Art, Shinto, Buddhism, Tea

Shadows of a Fleeting World: the Little-known History of Seattle’s Early 20th Century Nikkei Photographers

The work of early 20th century Japanese-American photographers demonstrate a quintessentially Japanese aesthetic

History, In the Garden, Japanese Garden Design, PhotographyRumi TsuchihashiAugust 15, 2016Seattle, photography, Western Washington, Washington, Seattle Camera Club, History, Japanese Culture, Japanese Art, Northwest, Pacific Northwest

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