Category Archives: Japan
Flower fields of Japan
Once the cherry blossoms fall, Japan bursts into colour with azaleas, peonies and wisteria creating a crescendo of colour unknown to most international travellers – and not to be missed! This floral exuberance coincides with Japan’s Golden Week – a…
Nikko Japan
This week we are thrilled that our recent travels through Nikko, Japan will be broadcast on Better Homes and Gardens TV Show starting this Friday 13th July. There is a saying in Japan, from old-timers mostly, “Never say kekko (I’ve…
Garden Festival Planner: Matsue Japan
Flying into Matsue, on the shores of Lake Shinjii, the ground glows green with rice and buckwheat. The area is famous for its soba noodles, ancient samurai houses, moated castle – and a succession of cherry blossom, peonies, azaleas and…
What a great year
What a great year we had in 2017, traveling the gardens of the world. Here are some of our most memorable tours. Lily paddling Canada in summer is stupendous, and when we found ourselves in one of the most exciting…
Chasing cherries in Japan
Chasing cherries in Japan with a Ross Garden Tours group was even better than Robin Powell ever thought it would be. And we’re doing it all again next year! If you’d like to join Robin in Japan, call Ros or…
Under the cherry blossom
The Japanese have a different way of seeing. When French artists like Monet, Degas and Cezanne first saw Japanese woodblock prints they too were jolted into a new way of seeing. Used to traditional landscape and single point perspectives the…
In the Loop: Second at the World Cup
Graham Ross introduced promising young landscape designer, Ross Uebergang to the Garden Clinic audience earlier this year as he was heading off to Japan for the Gardening World Cup. We are delighted to report that Ross and his team have taken…
3 things you can only find in Nagoya, Japan
Graham Ross our resident Japanophile, has visited Japan over 50 times during the last 35 years – he’s actually lost count! Today he shares three things he loves about the Japanese city of Nagoya. Over to you Graham… I…