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Hakoniwa Pix update
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Posted by asuka (My Page) on Wed, Aug 17, 05 at 22:58
| Hi all,
Here are a few pix, and a couple taken during the early days, which I've never posted before .. hope you have a broadband connection - if not, maybe grab coffee while it all downloads :)
After I'd designed the garden, it took me another 3 mths to make every rock from hyperstone. The kakehi and rear fence are made from bamboo blinds. The black bamboo, I harvested from my yard. The shoji for the lantern was made with balsa, and surprisingly, it's still in one piece after almost 4 yrs.
For the first year, I had moss on the lantern roof, as the trees' intended silhouette hadn't yet grown into place. You can just see the glint of the wire which I used to train that tree.. scroll down to see what I had in mind :)
Plantings are maturing and moss comes off..
A view from behind
An autumn night..
A low profile view of the composition from the right side
I love the nightlife.. :)
Stripped-down for maintenance work.
Winter sun..
and the cycle continues..
Jack
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RE: Hakoniwa Pix update
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| Thanks for including us in this journey, Jack. I absolutely love this garden! It amazes me that you have captured the 'it' of the JG in such a small space. Do you mind revealing the approximate dimensions? -christian |
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- Posted by Herb Victoria, B.C. (My Page) on
Thu, Aug 18, 05 at 0:19
| Jack - It took me a couple of minutes to realse that they aren't 10 but just the first one with variations and with different lighting or viewed from different perspectives. I especially like numbers 1, 7 and 9. Looking at number 7, I can understand your taking 3 months to make the rocks. When the folk who frequent the Hypertufa forum see them I expect you'll get more e-mails asking for instructions! Herb |
RE: Hakoniwa Pix update
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| Thank you Christian - I'm not sure whether you remember, but this was built as a memorial garden to a beloved pet who passed away suddenly after 15 yrs. There is a sweet story about the 'Rainbow Bridge' for grieving pet owners, and so, at the time, I wanted to include that bridge as an integral part of the composition. The dimensions of the tray are 2' x 4' x 1.75" You are quite right, Herb. All those photos are really just about the passage of time. The intrinsic composition never changes . . and as for the 3 mths... I tend to be a bit retentive and overly fuss with everything :) Jack |
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| Simply beautiful work... love the composition!!! The pruned trees are aspecially nice, as well as the "mountain" /henrik |
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| Very nice indeed. Interesting progression, especially with the privets. I'm actually not sure if I (personally) like the pruning; rather, I would like to see it a little looser and not as topiary-like. No matter what, excellent execution. -Audric |
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| i love the pruning... it looks best as silhouette against shoji or whatever.... simply stunning! Looks like a real mountain with trees... /henrik |
RE: Hakoniwa Pix update
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Thanks, fellas :)
Interesting observation, Audric - actually, the privets were pretty much sheared a few days before that last shot to 'renewal prune' .. and start over. I generally keep the silhouette a little fuller with a softer hemisphere, similar to the night shot above. Jack |
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| What a beautiful garden, Jack! Thanks for sharing photos of it. It's especially nice to see how it changes over time. Lee |
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| Thanks Lee :) For Walter: This pic shows the pipe and drain to/from sump |
Here is a link that might be useful: plumbing
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