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A Japanese American gardening dance
Mas Kodani December 3, 2004
Yeah, Nobuko and some of us started saying, “Well, it’s time, instead of borrowing Kin …
Taking over husband’s orchid farm and nursery
Margaret Oda May 31, 2006
My husband had, yes, orchid farm and we grew antheriums, we grew dendrobiums, we grew…mainly …
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 …
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 …
Learning how to be a gardener
Lou Kitashima December 1, 2005
After the war, we moved here to L.A. where my father started gardening. A lot …
How to be a successful gardener
Lou Kitashima December 1, 2005
I had a good gardening business going before we moved to England. They used to …
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 …
Enjoying gardening work
Lou Kitashima December 1, 2005
It’s great. It’s a great life and I’ve been gardening for…geez…before the war and after …
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