The Patient Gardener
The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies - Gertrude Jekyll
I haven’t written about my trip to Japan for a while but when thinking about how I would address the ‘awkward’ photo meme I found myself remembering the hikes we made...
After the temples, culture and tradition of Kyoto, Naoshima was quite a surprise. Situated in the Seto Inland Sea to the south east of Kyoto, Naoshima is a small island known...
Sometimes the memories you take away from a trip aren’t the ones you expect to and this is true of our trip to Mt Daisen. The intention had been that we...
My trip to Japan wasn’t all about the gardens, it was more about experiencing Japan and trying to get a little insight into its fascinating culture. As I have said we...
Ginkaku-ji (The Silver Pavilion) was our first Japanese garden of the tour and delivered on many of the archetypal Japanese garden elements. I’ve already shown you the Golden Pavilion, the garden...
I was about to write about the Silver Pavilion, a natural progression after the Golden Pavilion in my last post, but I spotted these photos I took of Chrysanthemums on my...
Kinkaku-ji, or the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, is the iconic temple of Kyoto. Dating from the late 14th century, the temple was originally the retirement villa of the shogun, Ashikaga...
Anyone who follows me on Instagram or Facebook will know I have been travelling around southern Japan for the last two and half weeks and posting regular photos. I am now...
Ben’s Etsy Shop
