nishinomiya japanese garden

we recently went to manito park on saturday. i love that place. it's in spokane on the south hill. it is a huge park with a conservatory, rose garden, duck pond, duncan's garden, and my favorite. . .the nishinomiya japanese garden (NJG). in the NJG, there is a huge koi pond too. i have a few pictures to post.

we try to make it at least once a summer, but last year we weren't able to make it. hopefully in the fall, we will be able to go again, when all the leaves are changing color. i think my wife gets annoyed with me wanting to go so much. i love it there. it is so peaceful and quiet, even when there are others there too.

i'm trying to get ideas for my bonsai from the garden. i told erin that i am done with bonsai for a while (last fall, i had over 60 plants for bonsai. i lost all but 5 of them over the winter). i want to get back into it, so i've decided to only have a few plants right now. that way, i can put my attention to those few. i have some maples that i've started from seed (and i have to get some maple seedlings from my parents yard). erin's grandmother is going to get me some japanese maple seedlings too. i'm also going to get some wisteria next spring and work with those. hopefully, i will get better at it and not lose anymore plants.

well, with that, enjoy the pictures. . .