Word of the Day: stolonifera
As a species name, means “spreading by stolons,” as do the shrubby red osier dogwood, Cornus stolonifera, and the dainty little strawberry geranium, Saxifraga stolonifera.
Archive for November 30th, 2008
Japanese Gardening – A Different View For The Sore Eyes!
When the Oriental converges with the Occidental, in place of a fantastic synthesis, we more often end up with total chaos. However, when things slowly settle down, a new consciousness tiptoes in and the thrill and rapture of a completely new culture spreads all around. The same is true of Japanese gardens.
The perfect Japanese garden is the very epitome of minimalist beauty and appearance, frequently necessitating a total transformation of one’s outlook in order to set it up, but afterwards one discovers that it is much easier to preserve and admire.
Japanese gardening equipment comprise of a number of items we normally do not regard as gardening equipment, on account of their precision, clean lines and shape.
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