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Horticultural art of pine trees in Japan

by | Gardening, Japan, Plants

To Barthelemy “Bart” Desilets-Roy teacher and brother in Japan.   When I think of the constitutive role of pine trees in the soul of the Japanese people and their gardens, I think of an anecdote that happened to me in Japan. One sunny day in July I...

The World Bonsai Convention, le olimpiadi del bonsai

by | Japan, Plants, Travels

Anche il mondo dei bonsaismo ha le sue olimpiadi. Queste sono note come “The World Bonsai Convention” e si svolgono con cadenza quadriennale. Nell’ultimo fine settimana di aprile di quest’anno, la manifestazione è tornata per la prima volta in Giappone, e io ho avuto...

An insight into the world of Japanese nurseries

by | Japan, Plants

INTERVIEW TO TOMONORI FUTAMATA Owner of Kinka-en nursery       金華園 Last year, when I was packing up and getting my things together for my new job in Japan, I spent sometime in hunting for local gardeners, possibly English speaking. To my surprise, I found the contact...