Thank you everyone for attending and making our Kaleidoscope virtual series a success! Each of the four webinars were attended by many viewers from our community. You can now enjoy them all on our YouTube page!
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On November 15th, 2020, the Seattle Japanese Garden will close for the season. With winter chill already in the air, we reflect on why the garden closes each year from December through February.
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Acer palmatum ‘Samidare’ is a Japanese maple notable for its uniquely beautiful fall color. Green-leaved in summer, it comes alive in autumn, with striking foliage variations of patterning and color – intricate blends of gold, crimson and purple.
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Second in the Kaleidoscope series is "Maple Pruning With Pete Putnicki". In this webinar, our senior gardener, Pete Putnicki demonstrates how pruning is done on the signature weeping maple. He talks about Japanese garden aesthetics and gives some tips on maple pruning.
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The thick, overlapping scales of hiba arborvitae foliage resemble the scales of a lizard, and lizard tree is another one of its common names.
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No, “stopping stone” isn't a typo! A tomeishi, which translates literally into "stop stone", is a subtle guide used to keep visitors on the correct path. This unique feature of Japanese tea gardens is temporarily in use in our garden to help guide visitors through our one-way paths.
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Doublefile viburnum and Japanese snowball bush are closely related deciduous shrubs with showy white blooms in late April and May.
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Our senior gardener, Pete Putnicki, created the garden video in order to help us keep staying grounded and to showcase us how the garden has been doing. Enjoy the Seattle Japanese Garden from your home!
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