The Japanese Garden Training Center
Garden Path
International Japanese Garden Conference: A Global Perspective on Japanese Gardens
A Zen priest, a Russian botanist, a German cultural scholar – what could they all possibly have in common? They all have stories about Japanese gardens and will present them at the International Japanese Garden Conference here in Portland at the end of this month. This inaugural conference, taking place at the Hilton Portland Downtown …
Garden Path
An Interview with Rev. Daiko Matsuyama on Gardening and Mindfulness
The Garden’s Center director, Kristin Faurest, invited Reverend Daiko Matsuyama to talk about his temple’s garden and what lessons we can take in focus and mindfulness from the practice of daily life at a Buddhist temple.
Culture, Art, & Education
Spaces in Translation, a Conversation with Christian Tagsold
Christian Tagsold’s book Spaces in Translation came out last year to high acclaim, with one reviewer saying “there is nothing remotely like this book, and with it, Tagsold becomes a central figure in the study of Japanese gardens.” Since Tagsold will be coming to Portland to present his ideas at the International Japanese Garden Conference …
Culture, Art, & Education
A Symphony of Green: the Plants of the Portland Japanese Garden
Visitors to Portland Japanese Garden frequently ask whether all our plants are Japanese natives. The answer is that many are, but some aren’t. The Pacific Northwest Japanese garden is an original form with its own history and identity, and not merely a piece of Japan transplanted to an alien place. And this living cultural expression …
Culture, Art, & Education
How Designed Outdoor Environments Touch our Lives
April is World Landscape Architecture month, a celebration of how designed outdoor environments touch our lives.
