Ja p a ne s e G a r de n E - n e w s

Volume 8 November 2006

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Eiji (Age) Morozumi Landscape Designer Consultant INSIDE THIS ISSUE
In Japan Plant of the month DIY DIYWater harp Footprint Womens Quotation

Have a break, have a Green tea

DO IT YOURSELF SUIKINKUTSU (WATER HARP)

How to make SUIKINKUTSU In October issue, we enjoyed reading Neville Passmores article on Suikinkutsu (Water-Harp Hollow). This month, I will tell you how to make your own Suikinkutsu. It is a bit tricky, so listen carefully. I only tell you once. You need a quiet area of 2 m x 2 m minimum. Mens rule for Women 1 x Thin Pot (60~80cm wide, 80~100cm height ) which has been baked at All men see in only 16 a high temperature. colours, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a colour. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

Boiled Egg Place some eggs in a saucepan and fill water to cover the egg. Bring to the boil and turn off soon after water boiled. Leave egg in the pan till water cooled. It will make hard boiled egg. And save power.

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Lets go to see Mum

The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing and then marry him. Cher

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In Japan
MT. FUJI
Mt Fuji is the most sacred mountain for the Japanese people. Its beautiful figure has been admired by poets and artists in all ages of the nation. The highest mountain in Japan with altitude of 3,776 meters, Fuji-san is also considered one of the two most beautiful conical volcanoes in the world. For the Japanese, climbing the mountain is a must to be done at least once during their lifetime. Mountaineering season here is July and August.

Maidenhair Fern
One of the easy to grow so-called delicate plants that loves a semi-shade area and a bit of limestone mixed into the soil. They do much better in the garden than in a pot. I use for groundcover or grouping near ponds etc. to give a really soft green look. Give blood and bone once a year and enjoy the soft foliage of this plant.. You may need to prune at the end of Autumn to get fresh new growth.

Footprint
I worked hard but with joy at last I found a job I enjoy doing. I loved creating gardens from sandy backyards into a clients dream garden. I loved changing gardens from messy backyard to peaceful garden using some existing plants. I loved pushing wheelbarrows of sand to make mound for waterfall and digging sand for a pond. It was like the sandpit days of my childhood. The reward at the end of day was to see how much closer to finishing the garden we were or how much change myself and my boys had made. The rewards at the end of project were to see the clients smile and boys (landscape labour) satisfaction in their faces which also made me very happy. I always explained to my boys on the first day of a new project about my overall plan and goals just like I did in Main Roads days that they knew what to do and how much to do to complete the project in the time. This gave them a target so if things got a bit boring they didnt mind so much. Over the years, many people worked for me to create the gardens for clients. Some were good, some werent so good. It was very interesting experience to work with many people. At end of the day, I pick boys who know the meaning of hard work and enjoy challenge and worth teaching them to become good landscaper.
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I also started working with different professionals, like stone sculptor, art co-ordinater, Japanese carpenter etc. I enjoyed working with fine tradesman and learning so-called trade secret. Thankyou for reading my story. I will finish with my landscaping philosophy which are the words of a Japanese master. If god made the world, the garden is the only thing he forgot to make. PS. This will be my last Foot Print for now . Next month I will start a new column.

Did you know ? Termites eat through wood twice as fast when listening to rock music 1 x Stone basin Tetsubachi or Kikubachi (low basin is better for this). 1 x Saucer (30cm wide, 5~10cm deep), 1 x Soak well
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Place a pot up side down and drill a hole (15~25 mm in diameter). Place a piece of rope in the hole for the water to drop slowly into a saucer under and inside of the pot. Pour water gently and listen to the sound of the water. Adjust the rope thickness to control the water drips frequency. Once you are happy with the sound, you need to dig a hole. Study drawing and take your time. You need to consider following. 1) The hole must be deeper than the pot to provide drainage if you are living in a clay soil area. 2) Fill the base with crushed bricks or stones and cover with gravel or sand. 3) Place the soak-well, saucer in the middle, then the pot. 4) Fill the space between the soak-well and the pot with rocks or broken bricks for echoing of water. 5) Place stepping stone and base stone for the tsukubai (stone basin). 6) Make a saucer-like water catchment over the pot. 7) Put rope in the water dripping hole and test the sound of the water dripping. You may need to adjust the rope. 8) Finish decorating around the area. 9) Enjoy your own suikinkutsu. Please note that there are many way to make suikinkutsu and this is just one of them. Basic mechanism is same. Please let me know if you tried and made this profound sound of water dripping. Womens rule for Men Dont compare our breasts with Brittany Spears, hers are fake
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