Posts Tagged: gardens

Home Gardens in Japanese Cities

The past two columns in this space have focused on the formal gardens of Kyoto, and some ideas that can be borrowed from them for use in our own home gardens.  But what about the average urban dweller in Japan? What kind of relationship to plants...

An exuberant collection of plants in containers covers the front of this residence in Kyoto. J.C. Lawrence

An exuberant collection of plants in containers covers the front of this residence in Kyoto. J.C. Lawrence

A Kyoto resident creates a pleasing plant display in this container garden at street level in Kyoto. J.C. Lawrence

A Kyoto resident creates a pleasing plant display in this container garden at street level in Kyoto. J.C. Lawrence

Ideas to Borrow from Japanese Gardens

There is a lot to learn from the long, venerable tradition of gardening in Japan, a point made in last week's Real Dirt, which focused on the history and meaning of Japanese gardens. Indeed, in Kyoto alone there are more than 50 temple and palace...

Swaths of blue iris beneath trees at Sanzen-in garden in Ohara, northern Kyoto. J.C. Lawrence

Swaths of blue iris beneath trees at Sanzen-in garden in Ohara, northern Kyoto. J.C. Lawrence

Japanese Gardens

Looking for some garden inspiration?  Let's do some “armchair travelling” across the Pacific to one of the world's loveliest places for garden viewing:  Kyoto, Japan.    Do you want your garden to be a place of...

Lawn-pocalypse! Surviving Drought

Ah, summer! The season of sunburns, pool parties, and… lawn droughts. If your once lush, green carpet now looks like a crunchy brown doormat, you're not alone. Let's dive into why your yard is staging a dramatic death scene and what you can do to...

Bermuda grass and weeds overtaking drought stressed turf grass.

A patch of former lawn, mostly dead, with a few green weeds and Bermudagrass

Final Thoughts: the Haven Past, Present, and Future

It began with an idea forged by Häagen-Dazs and UC Davis. Recognizing a need for the public to better understand the link between bees and our food supply, the garden was created in Spring 2009 thanks to a donation from Häagen-Dazs....

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