Blog

Extend your garden journey by browsing original articles on a variety of related topics.

Posts in Japanese Garden Design

Who Was Juki Iida? ~Insights from the Designer's Diary, Part 1~

Who Was Juki Iida? ~Insights from the Designer's Diary, Part 1~

Landscape architect Juki Iida is largely credited for designing Seattle Japanese Garden in 1959. Follow a new series by Scholar-in-Residence, Mark Bourne, about the insights Mr. Iida recorded in his diary.

History, Japanese Garden DesignRumi TsuchihashiFebruary 13, 2017Japanese Garden, Juki Iida, History, tour, Garden Design, Architecture, Washington, Western Washington, Northwest, Pacific Northwest, Stone, tree

Welcome Our New Scholar-in-Residence

Welcome Our New Scholar-in-Residence

We have created a new position, Scholar-in-Residence, to spearhead Japanese garden history education and archival projects at Seattle Japanese Garden.

Spring, Japanese Garden Design, HistoryRumi TsuchihashiFebruary 13, 2017Japanese Garden, History, Seattle, Western Washington, Washington, Northwest, Pacific Northwest, Workshop

In Bloom: Bamboo-leaf Oak

In Bloom: Bamboo-leaf Oak

Bamboo-leaf oak (Quercus myrsinifolia) is a wonderful broadleaf evergreen tree,

In the Garden, Japanese Garden Design, Summer, Plants and BloomsRumi TsuchihashiAugust 15, 2016bloom, Seattle, Japanese Garden, Washington, Western Washington, Northwest, Pacific Northwest, Oak, Bamboo-Leaf Oak, Wood, May, summer, tree, Pruning

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

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

In Bloom: Water Lilies

In Bloom: Water Lilies

Water lilies rise from the mud in the pond

In the Garden, Japanese Garden DesignRumi TsuchihashiJuly 15, 2016bloom, Water Lilies, Pond, summer, Seattle, Japanese Garden, Lotus, Winter, Fragrant, Koi, Washington, Western Washington

Introducing the Niwashi Volunteer Gardener Program

Introducing the Niwashi Volunteer Gardener Program

Are you a gardener interested in getting hands-on experience in the Japanese Garden?

Events, In the Garden, Japanese Garden Design, VolunteersRumi TsuchihashiJuly 1, 2016Niwashi, volunteers, gardening, Seattle, traditional, Japanese Garden, Tea

In Bloom: Iris ensata

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

Karikomi, the Art of Shearing Back

Karikomi, the Art of Shearing Back

This month, he teaches us about karikomi, the technique of shrub shaping that is a distinctive element of Japanese gardens.

In the Garden, Japanese Garden DesignRumi TsuchihashiJune 15, 2016Seattle, Japanese Garden, gardening, Shrub, Pruning, Spring, Karikomi, Azalea, tree, bloom, Rhododendron, Holly, Boxwood, Yew