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Posted by Herb Victoria, B.C. (My Page) on Thu, Dec 23, 04 at 18:11
| Two pictures here - one taken when the Garden at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific was being constructed a few years ago, the other taken today.
Click here to see the difference |
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| Great photos Herb, Gardening, like bonsai is that easy aye, the power of time Gerald |
RE: Developing garden
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- Posted by kobold Vancouver BC (My Page) on
Fri, Dec 24, 04 at 17:56
Hi Herb!
I was so happy to see the pictures, I have some similar dry water fall in my garden, no wonder, Hiro , a very talented gardener helped me to make it. I can't post pictures, but I will email to you, if you think that it is wort to compare, could you post it to this link , please? Thanks!I am looking forward to see more of your interesting postings. Have a wonderful Christmas and Happy Nem Year! Andrea |
RE: Developing garden
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- Posted by kobold Vancouver BC (My Page) on
Fri, Dec 24, 04 at 18:12
Sorry, I forgot to say ,that mine is VERY-VERY small scale compared to above garden .
Andrea |
RE: Developing garden
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- Posted by Herb Victoria, B.C. (My Page) on
Fri, Dec 24, 04 at 23:32
| Andrea - Done! It's in the Gallery, headed 'Andrea's developing garden'. |
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- Posted by kobold Vancouver BC (My Page) on
Sun, Dec 26, 04 at 15:52
THANKS HERB, FOR YOUR HELP!!! I knew that I can count on you!! By the way, where is the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific?
Andrea |
RE: Developing garden
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- Posted by Herb Victoria, B.C. (My Page) on
Sun, Dec 26, 04 at 17:11
| Andrea - The HCP's just at the northern edge of Victoria, on Quayle Road. Herb |
RE: Developing garden
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| Very interesting!! I really like those pictures. Its unbelivable what a little moss and stone can do ;) I will definetly add more moss to my flowerbeds... right now I have only dark dirt :( /Henrik |
RE: Developing garden
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| Nice garden, Herb... I'd like to see it again after the plantings are naturalised etc "Its unbelivable what a little moss and stone can do ;) I will definetly add more moss to my flowerbeds..." Ahem... Simply adding moss to your flowerbeds will only make them look like moss which grows in 'flowerbeds', Henrik ;) On the other hand, familiarising yourself with the guidelines for creating Shukkei (condensed mountain scenery) will go a long way to creating any illusion you choose - from a misty mountain gorge, to a calm pebbly beach... There a two books I would recommend. The first specifically deals with the arbitrary rock shapes and how to group them effectively to create this visual 'short-hand'. I think of this book as the 'Rosetta Stone' (tee hee) for Westerners trying to make sense of the fundamentals of rock placement within the Japanese idiom *Japanese Stone Gardens by Kazuhiko Fukuda ...and a perennial favourite: *Magic of Trees and Stones by K Saito and S Wada Sadly both out of print - but this is a good place to look for used copies http://www.bookfinder.com/
A Happy Festivus to everyone (that's pretty inclusive, I think - practising; non-practising; opera loving; vegetarians etc) :)) Cheers
Jack |
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- Posted by kobold Vancouver BC (My Page) on
Mon, Dec 27, 04 at 8:07
A few postings below MAGIC OF TREES & STONES are more help to find the book, I orderd and received mine for Christmas.
Andrea |
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