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Repairing the bamboo fence (take gaki)

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Our small bamboo fence (take gaki) was constructed in the Yotsume-gaki style. Constructed and placed in 2009 the fence now required repair and maintenance. A bamboo fence or take gaki ( 竹垣 ) is an important object in many Japanese gardens. Like woods bamboo can last for years in the outdoors with proper maintenance. […]

June 28th, 2011 | Tags: , , , | Category: Design, Garden activities, Maintenance and repair, Visible objects | Comments are closed

Sagina subulata as moss substitute

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Sagina, called ‘pearlworts’ or ‘Irish-Moss’ (Dutch ‘Vetmuur’) can very well serve as a substitute for moss in a Japanese garden. Unfortunately we have a bad experience with it. In my post ‘Groundcover maintenance’ I wrote about the fact that Sagina is one of our most feared and persistent weeds in the ground-covers, or actually […]

June 16th, 2011 | Tags: , , , | Category: Bottom surface maintenance, Flora, Garden activities, Lessons learned, Pest control | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)