Spokane (Washington) Japanese Garden Tour
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Nathan’s Private Japanese Garden of Eden
There is a saying, “Practice what you preach”. Well, on this channel, we talk a lot about Japanese style tree and shrub pruning, but we live it also. This video is the first ever debut of and your personal invitation to tour Nathan’s own private Japanese garden, which he has created from nothing in his own, somewhat eclectic, Pacific Northwest style over the past 30 years. When he started, the yard was a blank palette…well, not exactly. It was actually a non-landscaped, weed-infested garbage dump. Nathan hauled out a 30-yard dumpster load of old motorcycle and car parts parts, broken furniture, pallets, dead animals, and a lot of other junk besides, and then he got to work transforming it into what it is today. Like all Japanese gardens, this one has been a work in progress, and there is still more to be done. In the mean time, please allow me to share it with you as it currently is. Enjoy.
Portland Japanese Garden–Critical Review of Pruning Techniques
This video is a tour and critical review of the pruning techniques of the world famous (#1 in North America and one of the top in the world) Portland (Oregon) Japanese Garden by Nathan Lawrence, ISA Certified Arborist and master aesthetic pruner. If you are an avid gardener and plant lover, a pilgrimage to this iconic garden will challenge, inspire and enlighten you all at the same time. You will leave a changed person—for the better. Check this video out and then if you can, visit this amazing garden that is actually five gardens in one!
Hinoki Cypress Pruned Niwaki Style in Exquisite Japanese Garden
Watch Nathan and his son prune out a two large hinoki cypresses in one of Portland, Oregon’s most exquisite residential Japanese gardens. This video also includes a quick tour of this spectacular garden originally designed and constructed by world renown Japanese landscape architect and landscaper Hoichi Kurisu and was later added to by Taru Tanaka. Kurisu helped to design the internationally acclaimed Portland, Oregon Japanese Gardens and Tanaka later was its curator for many years. For more info on the Portland Japanese Gardens, go to https://japanesegarden.org and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Japanese_Garden.