"I realise there’s something incredibly honest about trees in winter, how they’re experts at letting things go."
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Portland Japanese Garden | Portland, OR | Takuma Tono

Proclaimed by Nobuo Matsunago, the former Ambassador of Japan to the United States, as “the most beautiful and authentic Japanese garden in the world outside of Japan,” the Portland Japanese Garden is a 5.5-acre haven of tranquility and beauty nestled in the West Hills of Portland. 

Designed by Professor Takuma Tono—considered one of the most important landscape architects of his time in Japan—in 1963, the Portland Japanese Garden draws its influences from Shinto, Buddhist, and Taoist philosophies. Within the 5.5 acres, the garden consists of five distinct garden styles, each asymmetrical in design and reflect nature in an idealized form.

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THESE PHOTOS ARE SO JUICY AND DELICIOUS I HAVE TO USE CAPITALS.

Ok, bit calmer now. This is Sanlihe Ecological Corridor in Qian’an City and it’s designed by Turenscape (but of course you knew that, they’re the luscious-wetland-with-boardwalks-and-red-bits-that-used-to-be-a-rubbish-dump masters).

I’m going to have a bit of these photos with my coffee for breakfast, you’re welcome to join me.

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THESE PHOTOS ARE SO JUICY AND DELICIOUS I HAVE TO USE CAPITALS.

Ok, bit calmer now. This is Sanlihe Ecological Corridor in Qian’an City and it’s designed by Turenscape (but of course you knew that, they’re the luscious-wetland-with-boardwalks-and-red-bits-that-used-to-be-a-rubbish-dump masters).

I’m going to have a bit of these photos with my coffee for breakfast, you’re welcome to join me.

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…who needs grass?

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…who needs grass?

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drought tolerant ~ eckersley garden architecture

Salvias, rosemary, Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’!!!!

remash:

drought tolerant ~ eckersley garden architecture

Salvias, rosemary, Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’!!!!

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cinoh:

Insect house and bee colony on the grounds of the Potager du Roi, where the original gardens date back to the reign of Louis XIV (1678). 

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Insect house and bee colony on the grounds of the Potager du Roi, where the original gardens date back to the reign of Louis XIV (1678). 

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