" The Japanese Garden Database is intended as a repository of information on the historical and contemporary gardens of Japan as well as the gardens located outside Japan that have been inspired by the culture. It is a non-profit, educational web site that seeks to provide information on a selection of outstanding examples of garden art found in Japan while juxtaposing a diversity of media related to them. This juxtaposition is intended to bring about fresh insight to a body of discourse that can often be mired in romanticized and exoticized notions of Asia and the cultures therein." ... more About The Japanese Garden Database & Links

"The balance of positive and negative forces, Yin & Yang, are ever present here. Obvious in the skillful blending of traditional Japanese landscaping with modern Occidental architecture, less so in the way the Japanese concept of "WA"or harmony is used to unite the desires of the human spirit with our more mundane requirements—the exquisite beauty of a Japanese garden with the need for an abundant supply of fresh water..." more

" The Japanese Garden Journal is a bi-monthly English-language print publication dedicated to the special world of Japanese gardens and Japanese architecture. Every other month, this 44-page magazine discuses various aspects of Japanese architecture, horticulture, art, and philosophy. Topics range from centuries-old design principles to modern, how-to construction and maintenance techniques.
This website is intended to give you a feel for the kind of material published in each issue. It is our hope to serve as an educational resource, and we try to offer well-illustrated articles that are brief and focused on information that you can apply in your own homes and Japanese gardens.
In addition to the magazine, The Japanese Garden Journal publishes a Resource Directory and a few useful Japanese gardening booklets " ... more

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For Japanese Gardeners we have many tools including Okatsune, the standard gardening tool of Japan. We also have books, rain chains, furin (Japanese bell chimes) and we offer subscriptions to the Journal of Japanese Gardening.
Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arranging. We have vases, suibans, books and kenzans. Now all you need is flowers. " ... more

" Imperial Gardens Landscape Pty. Limited strives to maintain the traditional principles of excellence and balance while developing methods of blending eastern and western design and construction techniques. " ... more

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The Japanese Garden is open seven days a week all year, closing on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Daily guided tours are offered April 15 through October 31 at 10:45am and 2:30pm with admission to the Garden. Tour and school groups are required to contact the Tour Coordinator to schedule and to receive a group rate.