Monsoon forests, with palms, figs, tree ferns, bamboo, and orchids, are found at up to 300 m in the extreme southern part of Kyushu and on the Ryukyu Islands. Fauna. Japan is inhabited by some 270 species of mammals, about 800 species of birds, and 110 species of reptiles. More than...
A fascinating print showing Kintoki (aka Kintaro and Sakata Kaidomaru) and yama-uba beneath a flowering cherry tree. Strong western elements are obvious in this design indicating a knowledge of (probably) Flemish Madonna and Child paintings or icons, Kintoki standing in for the child Jesus. Yam...
Visitors to the Portland Japanese Garden are ushered into the gardens by giant Alaskan cedar and Japanese red and black pine. Throughout the gardens, tree varieties include beech, cherry, flowering dogwood, Japanese and vine maple, and countless other Pacific Northwest and Japanese plants and shrubs...
But with the diversity of cultivars, you really can find one that will fit just about any garden space: from super dwarf forms on up to weeping forms and very upright forms, as well as just the standard tree forms. We try to carry a diversity of forms and habits to fit different garde...
*I intentionally kept the tree sparse in case Noah decides to pull on things because this is the first year he’s been able to reach the tree. In any case, this is going to be a long term project. No one is pressuring me to do anything. There’s no deadline for completion and ...
“Zen” has come to have a larger meaning within American popular culture. Zen also connotes a sort of nondenominational metaphysical quality that transcends any particular spiritual forms or teachings. The word evokes the image of a beautiful rock garden or a weather beaten pine tree on a ...
You can grow Japanese maple from seed, but keep in mind that your new tree won’t grow true to type. That means that it might not have the same deeply-lobed leaves as the parent tree, or the color won’t be as striking. Japanese maples flower in the spring, with tiny little blossom...
Sadie’s Delight Japanese Maple. This wonderful little tree was given to me by one of our long time members Janice Meyers. Janice grew hundreds of Japanese maples from seed and this one just stood out as very unique. So she named it after her mother Sadie. ...
Raintree Nursery has a fab collection Japanese quinces and you are bound to find one that strikes your fancy.The Japanese quince is a source of beauty, food, and medicine. As the name indicates, it comes to us from Japan. One of the earliest flowers in Spring, the quince blooms before...
B&T in Maple (Vaughan) Québec Marché Kim Phat in Brossard (Asian Groceries, excellent selection of Frozen Japanese groceries including Natto) Marché C&T in Brossard (Asian Groceries, small selection of Japanese groceries) Aliments Miyamoto in Montreal (Japanese groceries: selection is not much bet...