I wanted to start a series on plants of Japan today, but I also wanted to allude to Valentine's Day somehow, so the compromise was to feature UBC Botanical Garden's Japanese stroll and tea garden, Nitobe Memorial Garden. The February 14th connection is that Nitobe Memorial Garden has been mentioned as one of the best places to kiss on campus. These photographs are from late November of last year.
Nitobe Memorial Garden was previously featured on Botany Photo of the Day with a couple of other wintertime images. I've plans to photograph the garden in other seasons this year, so perhaps more entries will follow.
Next up on Botany Photo of the Day, a series on plants of Japan.
More entries on the Nitobe garden. Great photos.
I'm with Troy. It looks cinematic - like the setting of some great period drama or fantasy film. Indeed a fine place to steal a kiss or two with your sweetheart...
Love the clarity of the first shot--the bay created by ice and snow and the crispness of the bridge and pavilion beyond. I'm often not a fan of snowy shots of Japanese gardens; landscape subtleties can be obscured. You've excelled, Daniel. A job well done. Thank you.
Nitobe Memorial Garden is one of the most authentic Japanese gardens in North America, and a hidden gem. It's often quiet, lending itself to contemplation.
I visited the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco last year, and while I enjoyed my time there, it was an experience shared with hundreds of others...in that span of 90 minutes.
Looking forward to seeing the Portland Japanese Garden in a couple week's time.
Regarding the plants of Japan series, our Cherry Scout in Japan has posted some photos of some several-hundred-year-old cherry trees. http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/showpost.php?p=262958&postcount=57
lovely so very lovely i would think many a hakui has been written and read
i have abook called the glory of gardens 2000 years of writings on
garden design with early writeings from1028-1094ponds islands and streams
c 1050 and perhaps monets gardens were influnced by the gardens of japan
i hope daniel and company have seen the time lapse films on pink tentacle
from omi science action plant
i hope you all will sit in awe the way i have and a goody number to view
looking forward to the series thank you daniel i hope you do a book soon
Thanks the pictures are so beautiful. The Japanese Garden on Mayne Island
is certainly worth a visit as well.
Please share your thoughts on the Portland Japanese Garden once you experience that site. With different levels and small vistas, it is very different from most other Japanese gardens in Canada and the U.S.
What I find so enviable is the combination of snow with unfrozen water. Portland Japanese Garden my all time favorite, but have yet to visit in B.C. so I keep an open mind. Await your reaction with interest!
One of the only redeeming factors of winter are the very graphic black and white views of snow and plants
These photos prove that Japanese gardens often look best when covered in snow - calming and harmonius.