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Philosophical beauty in the art of bonsai
John Naka February 4, 2004
Zen is actually, it’s beyond the beauty. It has to be beautiful but not just …
Bonsai and oil painting
John Naka February 4, 2004
I*: The next question. You had trained in oil painting as a young man in …
Writing books on bonsai
John Naka February 4, 2004
Well, it (my books) saved me to answer those same questions all the time. They …
You can't change the weather
John Naka February 4, 2004
In Japan, it’s a little colder than Los Angeles. So, you have to kind of …
Challenging Bonsai techniques
John Naka February 4, 2004
Well, everything was a big challenge. But, well, my biggest challenge was, well naturally, how …
Natural look of Japanese-style gardening
Lou Kitashima December 1, 2005
If you take the time to nurture their plants, then…like a lot of our gardeners …
Designing a Japanese-style garden in England
Lou Kitashima December 1, 2005
While I was in England, this big nurseryman found out about me and he got …
Important features of Japanese gardens
Lou Kitashima December 1, 2005
It’s just your own feeling – how you would perceive a garden the way you …
Incorporating native plants into Japanese-style gardens
Lou Kitashima December 1, 2005
Where we were talking about Japanese landscaping – Japanese landscaping on paper is done freehand. …
Japanese-style gardening to keep clients happy
Lou Kitashima December 1, 2005
I did a small one in Beverly Hills in the backyard, but usually people don’t …