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Plants that originated in Japan have had an enormous impact on the gardens of the world. It is difficult to imagine spring without flowering cherries, irises, wisterias, and magnolias. Or autumn without the brilliant reds, oranges, and golds of chrysanthemums, ginkgo, and maples. Yet the unique story of these plants is generally untold. What were …
As the Pacific Northwest moves from spring into summer, its landscape becomes decorated with the joyous colors of irises, wisteria, azaleas, and rhododendrons. These flowers have become so deeply woven into the gardens, parks, and yards of Oregon that one may not realize many are actually Japanese in origin. Gifts from Japan: A Horticultural Tale Told through Botanical Art, a new art exhibition at Portland Japanese Garden explores how these beloved plants voyaged across an ocean to establish new roots in the United States.
The following is a letter from Hugo Torii, Garden Curator of Portland Japanese Garden, in which he shares an update on the upcoming restoration of a machiai (sheltered waiting area) in the Natural Garden, something that will happen because of the amazing support Portland Japanese Garden has received from its community both near and far.
Portland Japanese Garden hosted a webinar offering professional and personal insights into the evolving dynamics of the bamboo art form while taking viewers on an immersive journey across the techniques and minds of its masters. Bamboo represents a millennia-old cultural symbol for vitality, suppleness, and strength – bending, not breaking under adversity. Like many other …
The Portland Tribune journalist Joseph Gallivan wrote on the future home of the Japan Institute after attending our recent handoff event that celebrated our acquisition of a property from The Salvation Army. To read more about the Japan Institute, click here. Photo by Nina Johnson.
The Oregonian reporter Janet Eastman wrote about Portland Japanese Garden’s recent acquisition of property near Forest Park that will be the new home for the Japan Institute. To read more about the Japan Institute, click here. Photo by Nina Johnson.
Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) reporter Steven Tonthat attended the hand-off event that celebrated Portland Japanese Garden’s acquisition of a property that will house our new sibling organization, the Japan Institute. Tonthat spoke with Portland Japanese Garden CEO Steve Bloom and marketing director Megumi Kato and highlighted the exciting programming that will take place on our …
Just a few days after unseasonably summer-like weather in early spring, a winter storm stunned Portlanders with several inches of snow on April 11. According to Savannah Eadens with The Oregonian, it was the latest date Portland “has seen winter weather in at least 80 years.” Multiple school districts closed for the day, highways and …
This issue of the Bilingual Newsletter celebrates the arrival of spring and a return to many of the programs and events that makes our Garden special. Read about the latest updates coming from Portland Japanese Garden – including plans to transform the new Japan Institute campus and the expanded programming that will offer more shared …