Posts tagged June

In Bloom: Iris ensata

The Japanese iris now known as Iris ensata (hanashobu in Japan)

In the Garden, Japanese Garden Design, Spring, Summer, Summer, Plants and BloomsRumi TsuchihashiJune 15, 2016Iris, Seattle, Japanese Garden, History, Japan, Flower Arranging, traditional, bloom, Spring, June, Pond, Stream, Water

Gardener's Corner: Rhododendron or Azalea?

There’s a lot of complexity and confusion in the answer. Rhododendrons and azaleas are now members of the same genus (Rhododendron), but this wasn’t always the case.

In the Garden, Japanese Culture, Japanese Garden Design, Spring, Plants and BloomsRumi TsuchihashiJune 5, 2015Azalea, bloom, botanical, gardening, Japan, Japanese, Japanese Garden, Juki Iida, June, May, Rhododendron, Spring

Kousa Dogwood: an Early Summer Delight

In the Seattle Japanese Garden, this beautiful small tree, Cornus kousa var. chinensis, is locatednear the path on the pond’s east side. It’s a form of the more well-known Kousa Dogwood...

In the Garden, Japanese Garden Design, Spring, Volunteers, Plants and BloomsRumi TsuchihashiJune 5, 2015chinensis, Chinese, Dogwood, Japanese, Japanese Garden, June, Kousa, Spring, tree, volunteers, white

The Mystery of the 11-Tier Pagoda

In the woods above the waterfall stands an eleven-tiered pagoda, representing ancient seminaries in the mountains of Japan.

History, In the Garden, Japanese Culture, Japanese Garden Design, VolunteersRumi TsuchihashiJune 5, 2015Buddhism, History, Japan, Japanese Culture, Japanese Garden, Juki Iida, June, pagoda, Sanskrit, Shingon, stupa, symbolism, volunteers

Free Origami Workshops

Learn the art of origami at a FREE workshop.

Events, In the Garden, VolunteersRumi TsuchihashiMarch 30, 2015April, Class, Free workshop, Japanese Culture, June, May, origami, Spring, Tanabata, volunteers, Workshop

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