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February 19th was the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which incarcerated 120,000 Japanese Americans. Reflecting on this injustice brought about a process of remembrance and introspection – and caused me to examine why I volunteer in the Seattle Japanese Garden.
Read MoreIn combination with moss, NW native ferns are an important groundcover in the mountain and woodland areas of the Seattle Japanese Garden.
Read MoreHave you ever wondered if any of the shrubs in the Seattle Japanese Garden are native to our area? Here’s a look at some iconic Pacific Northwest native shrubs. They’re planted at the south end of our garden – in the teahouse, mountain and woodland areas.
Read MoreThis evolving “culture of wood” was very different from that of the West. In Japan, wood’s susceptibility to fire, moisture and extremes of weather was embraced – as was the notion of transience (setsuna).
Read MoreWhen working on these wild plants, we are not trying to shape them. We are allowing them to grow “where they will” and simply making adjustments and clarifications.
Read MoreIn spring of 2017, the Seattle Japanese Garden launched Free First Thursday and Saturday Family Day programs to provide more regular opportunities for our community to engage with the garden and learn about horticulture, Japanese traditions, and the various arts inspired by our beautiful landscape.
Read MoreAbove the rock wall at the north end of the garden, a wave of evergreen azaleas blooms brilliant magenta-pink in late April and early May.
Read MoreWhen Juki Iida considered the challenge of building a garden overseas, he described the American counterparts he anticipated working with as “gardeners”. An article published in the Journal of the Japanese Institute of Landscape Architects solves the challenge of translating this term, and reveals what Iida likely thought of the team he would assemble to build the Japanese garden in Seattle.
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