Seven Flowers of Autumn

Seven Flowers of Autumn "aki no nanakusa" has been beloved in Japan for centuries.

Fall, History, In the Garden, Japanese Culture, Japanese Garden Design, Plants and BloomsRumi TsuchihashiSeptember 10, 2015bloom, botanical, Japan, Japanese, Japanese Culture, Japanese Garden, symbolism, volunteers

The Beauty of Moss

Moss is an integral part of most Japanese Gardens. It lends a feeling of antiquity and harmony to the garden; it knits rock to earth and pulls individual plants into unified compositions.

Fall, History, In the Garden, Japanese Culture, Japanese Garden Design, Plants and BloomsRumi TsuchihashiSeptember 10, 2015gardening, haiku, Japan, Japanese, Japanese Garden, symbolism

Wabi-Sabi: The Japanese Aesthetic of Impermanence and Simplicity

Although the term wabi-sabi is unfamiliar to many people in Japan, the ability to find beauty in objects that are simple, irregular and imperfect is an integral part of Japanese culture.

Chado, History, In the Garden, Japanese Culture, Japanese Garden DesignRumi TsuchihashiAugust 7, 2015Buddhism, gardening, History, Japanese, Japanese Culture, Japanese Garden

Rose of Sharon: A Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus syriacus is a large, hardy, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with showy Hibiscus-shaped flowers. Common names include Rose of Sharon, Hardy Hibiscus Shrub, and Shrub Althea.

In the Garden, Japanese Garden Design, Summer, Summer, Plants and BloomsRumi TsuchihashiAugust 7, 2015August, hardy hibiscus, Japan, Japanese, Japanese Culture, Japanese Garden, Late summer bloom

Ryobu: The Beauty of Bark

Ryobu, also known at Clethra Summersweet, is a little-known and often overlooked summer beauty.

In the Garden, Japanese Garden Design, Summer, Summer, Plants and BloomsRumi TsuchihashiJuly 9, 2015bloom, botanical, gardening, Japan, Japanese, Japanese Culture, Japanese Garden

Seattle Japanese Garden: A Historical Perspective

Our Seattle Japanese Garden is considered a “stroll garden,” and consists of a central pond with a meandering path around it. In many ways, it resembles the stroll gardens created in Japan during the Edo Period (1603-1867).

History, In the Garden, Japanese Garden DesignRumi TsuchihashiJuly 9, 2015Japan, Japanese, Japanese Culture, Japanese Garden, Japanese Pine, Juki Iida

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

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