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Mosses and Rock Arrangements of Nitobe Memorial Garden (Course)
Saturday, November 8, 2008
1pm to 4pm
Course Details Indoors, we will focus on moss, its cultural and historic meaning to Japanese people and their gardens. Then, we will tour the garden to look at its most plentiful mosses and their habitats. Next, indoors, we will look at the history and design of Japanese garden rock arrangements. In the garden, we will observe the rock arrangements of Nitobe Memorial Garden's two designers.
Instructor Tom Wheeler is a certified journey-person in practical horticulture, trained and employed in professional horticulture for 33 years at UBC Botanical Garden. His present position is Horticulturist of Special Projects, which recently involved the creation of a Garry Oak Meadow at UBC Botanical Garden. Tom has been fascinated by Japanese gardens since the early 1970s. In 1996, he spent 3 weeks in Japan, devoted entirely to becoming aware of the richness of Japanese gardens. On this trip, he participated in the construction of a contemporary traditional Japanese garden on the island of Shikoku. Tom has also attended Japanese garden courses at the Portland and San Diego Japanese Gardens, and presented at the international Japanese garden symposium in Seattle in 2004.
Location Meet at the entrance to Nitobe Memorial Garden, 1895 Lower Mall at North West Marine Drive, near the Museum of Anthropology. (Directions to Nitobe Memorial Garden)
Class Size 15 people maximum
Cost (General) $40.00
Cost (Garden Members) $33.00
Please Note Advance registration required. Dress for the weather.
