The size of this simple and easily portable Japanese garden is 80 x 50 x 23 cm (LxWxH). The base consists of a wooden frame with just two laths on the bottom of it with a layer of polystyrene (any excess water can easily drain off). Use two boards, each ...
How to care for a niwaki pine
Although the Japanese term niwaki encompasses all shaped trees in general, you have to adapt the care according to the specific type. This article deals with pines. Location To thrive, a pine needs to be located on a sunny spot. Therefore, whether you w ...
Niwaki in your garden
In Japan, it is very expensive to build a garden. Mainly decorative stones representing rocks are highly valued, sometimes because of their origins or history. Shaped trees grown by specialized gardeners might be even a hundred years old which means their ...
History of Niwaki trees
Niwaki are inspired by the natural Japanese landscape and nature in general and they naturally blend into artificially created garden projects. These might not be just woodland-like hills, rivers and waterfalls, but also cliffs or seacoasts. The term ...
What are niwaki trees?
Which of us tree and nature lovers would not want to have a bonsai at home? And many of us already have one, whether they dug it out on the way home from the mountains or bought it in a hobby market. However, the initial enthusiasm far too often changes i ...