SJG • 6/22/15 How can we respond to a question of  "What is Japanese Garden?”  in a simple and clear manner for Japanese gardens...

by aleks SJG • 6/14/15 - Moss in Area S, behind the azumaya...Maggie got the name from Patty, the senior gardener: probably Polatrichum ...

SJG • 5/31/15 - sumi-e painting The Sixth Month 六月 六月や峯に雲置くあらし山 rokugatsu ya mine ni kumo oku arashiyama sixth month— ...

The Fifth Month 五月 するが地や花橘も茶の匂ひ surugaji ya hanatachibana mo cha no nioi Suruga road— even the wild orange blossoms smell of ...

by aleks SJG • 4/21/15 - fiery orange r. kaempheri lining up the path to waterfall I was in the garden to catch a few pics to update ...

by Cara I.; pics by aleks One of the first tours I led this season was of a group of older adults from a residential community. When I met ...