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Japanese Garden Presentation |
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What
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An
introduction to "famous" Japanese Gardens presentation
followed by a discussion of the main elements of the Japanese Garden,
and garden design. |
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When
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(1)
Saturday, September 10, 2011 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM (2) Sunday, September 11, 2011 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
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Where
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Bellevue
College's Main Campus 3000 Landerholm Circle SE, Bellevue, WA 98007 Parking is OPEN & FREE. Building "C" in Room C-165 [campus map] |
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Note
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Attendance
was limited by room capacity with those pre-registering by e- mail.
Attendance on the morning of the presentation was permitted if the room capacity was not full. |
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| The
Presentation: |
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1.5 hrs | |
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1.0 hrs | |
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| o Rocks- Selection and Stone Setting | 0.5 hrs | |
| o Plants- Selection of some Japanese garden plants | 0.5 hrs |
| * Pruning - Pines, Maples, Azaleas |
| o Water- feature compositions | 0.5 hrs |
| * Water falls | ||
| * Creeks | ||
| * Ponds |
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1.0 hrs |
| Presentation Lecturer: Mr. Masashige Toguchi |
Toguchi-san first experienced Japanese gardening at the young age of ten years in exchange for food. His single parent mother was challenged to provide enough food for four hungry youngsters following the very difficult war years. Fortunately his next door neighbor, a retired gardener referred to by Toguchi-san as Ojii-san (Grandpa) trained him by putting him to work in his own private garden. "Ojii-san" was getting too old to maintain his garden; so realizing his neighbor's plight; he was willing to train Toguchi to do the gardening after his school days, during days off from school, and vacation time in exchange for food. Due to this extensive "on-the-job" training, Toguchi-san had become a very good gardener by the time he was a high school student. He received thorough specialized training in the general sculpting of Japanese Garden Tress (Niwaki), and specifically the proper care of Pine Trees (Momiage - the removal of dead needles in the fall & Midori - "green picking" of needles in the late spring). Now Ojii-san suggested Toguchi-san go to work and make some money. He referred him to his "old clients" whom he could no longer serve, and before long Toguchi-san was making some money, and had enough work to bring some friends in to assist. His mother was very pleased and happy, thanks to Ojii-san's very strict and irreplaceable lessons and training that he never forgot. Toguchi-san is now sixty eight (68) years of age, retired and approaching the age of his mentor. But before going to see him up there, he wants to pass on to others some of the Japanese Garden design and maintenance training he received from Ojii-san; especially to those of us in the West. He sees many people in Europe, the Americas and many other parts of the world having difficulties making and maintaining a proper Japanese Garden of their own. He believes he understands many people in the West cannot create a proper Japanese Garden due to the following two main reasons: a) partially incorrect information being disseminated through some of the available published information, and b) not enough qualified expert person(s) to instruct, teach, and guide. Toguchi-san's wish is to introduce you to "What it takes to make a Japanese Garden" with the hope many can learn to create their own Japanese Garden, and enjoy it for many years to come. |
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