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Everyday Japanese Gardens

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  • greatnorthernexoticgreatnorthernexotic Posts: 119
    These are fascinating. We've all seen the usual 'professional' gardens, so it's great to get an insight into what ordinary Japanese people are doing with their spaces.
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  • KurisuKurisu Posts: 179
    Cheers @plantbloke. 

    I’m starting to see a pattern of the same trees around where I live. I wonder if that is general of Japan or just where I am. When I can get a bit further afield, I will have a look. 
  • greatnorthernexoticgreatnorthernexotic Posts: 119
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    chris.elsdon said:
    Cheers @plantbloke. 

    I’m starting to see a pattern of the same trees around where I live. I wonder if that is general of Japan or just where I am. When I can get a bit further afield, I will have a look. 
    It seems cloud pruning is hugely popular! Do you have any photos of the small courtyard gardens popular in Japan? Tsuboniwa I think they're called. 

    I feel like there's a coffee table book to be made out of your photos!
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  • KurisuKurisu Posts: 179
    Unfortunately, I don’t have any tsuboniwa photos. I think they are more typical if the Machiya townhouses further in to the city of Kyoto. Also, as I think they tend to be inside, it’s harder to get shots of them. It would be nice though. I’ll see what I can do. 

    Nice idea re the book! 
  • KurisuKurisu Posts: 179





    Hello Everyone,

    I mentioned before that they sell trees in garden centres near to where I live. I happened to be in one today so I took a few snaps. Hope they are of interest. 

    I think this first one is the same as one or two in my own garden. It seems to be a Kurogane Holly. This one seems very reasonable to me, for its size, at ¥44,000 (£290). Saying that, I would not really know. 
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    This next one says, ‘Red Maki’ or red pine. Much more costly at ¥275,000 (£1800). I wonder how much these would be in the UK? 

    These ones in sacks are not normally there. It must be a special promotion for the time of the year. 
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    Sorry, cut the top off it in the previous post. 
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    Some sort of Juniper. 
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    It says, ‘Black Pine’ and it is the most expensive yet at ¥605,000. It is smaller then the red pine but costs a lot more. The first few photos were of the seasonal promotion but this is a semi-permanent fixture of the shop (until someone buys it). Perhaps that is why. 
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