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The Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead
Walk through the gleaming brass doors, held open by a genuinely friendly staff member, and the first thing that will catch your eye is the three story waterfall designed by Takeo Uesugi of TUA Inc. I...
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Atlanta Botanical Garden
The Japanese garden now incorporated in the 30-acre Atlanta Botanical Garden predates ABG by many years. It is the oldest part of ABG. A small sign inside the entry path notes the Japanese garden is...
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More on the Atlanta Botanical Garden
This information comes from Amanda Campbell, horticulturist at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. “In the 1960s the Atlanta Bonsai Society began a Japanese Garden which was largely a collection of bonsai...
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Birmingham Botanical Garden
Stone arrangements in Long Life Lake were done by Masaji Morai. A grove of black bamboo is visible to the left of the bridge. To the right of the bridge is a large lantern, a gift from Hitachi in 1985...
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Kumamoto en in San Antonio, Texas
Oribe lantern at the entrance — for more information on this type of lantern and others, check out the story on the Japanese Gardening Organization web...
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Fort Worth garden should be seen every season
The Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden is worth a return visit, in my opinion, every season of the year. Every season has its joys. The variety of plantings and styles of Japanese garden...
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Magnificent shapes and color at Metro Maples
Part of designing, installing and maintaining any garden is knowing where to go for quality plant material. This is particularly true of Japanese gardens. At the beginning of our trip, we were thrilled...
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Conferences, symposia, workshops, tours, festivals and exhibits crowd the...
If you have been reading right along from Hilo to Atlanta to this point in the blog, you must be as seriously interested in Japanese gardens as we are. And if that’s true, you may wish to have one or...
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Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford, Illinois, provides a place of peace
The crunch of gravel underfoot, the plash of water in the distance, the interplay of textures all are part of experiencing Anderson Japanese Gardens. “In order to comprehend the beauty of a Japanese...
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Serenity Garden offers a healing environment
Whispering Woods Serenity Circle(photo by Bill F. Eger) “We all need a place where we can get away from the hustle and stress of life, a place of peace and tranquility. When we find that place, we find...
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