Guest guest Posted December 8, 2001 Report Share Posted December 8, 2001 Dear Friends, l mentioned something previously (l think) about a website being in the works regarding my garden. lt seems that as of today it's up and going. l say this reluctantly because l'm not really satisfied with the visual presentation. The moss (my favorite feature) is not really discernible, among other things. Basically, what l did was use a regular 35 mm camera, then scanned the photos. l'm wondering if l shouldn't have used a digital camera for this. Anyway, this is the best l can do for now (sigh ....) till spring comes, at least. The url is http://zengardenphotos.netfirms.com (note: this is for this week, after which it will be http://zengardenphotos.com). jerrysan rinpoche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2001 Report Share Posted December 8, 2001 In a message dated 12/8/01 9:08:17 AM Pacific Standard Time, kvy9 writes: << Great photos Jerry - in photo 10 the many shades of green "against" the other colors is to these eyes what would be a well worked out musical composition to the ears Thanks for sharing.. >> Thanx, Jan --- glad you liked them. lt's also good to hear that you got some sense of the shades of green, as that's the sort of thing that's so hard to get across. Actually, your comment comparing it to a musical composition is not far off. One could liken the different elements in a garden to instruments in an orchestra, such as: rocks being the percussion (drums), trees and bushes like various stringed instruments, water like woodwinds. A garden could be seen as a grand musical composition, with the different areas being like different movements of a symphony, etc. Just a thought, of course, but l think that's how it really feels to me. love, jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2001 Report Share Posted December 8, 2001 In a message dated 12/8/01 10:59:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, glee writes: << Oh Jerry, how beautiful this all is..and so authentic. Thank you for sharing the pictures! We love Zen gardens so much we are attempting to make one too. We have started with digging a pond this past summer, which remains a large hole in the ground for the winter. Can you tell us where you located the bamboo for your fence, and what kind of live bamboo you are growing? We have a similar climate here. Actually, there are two kinds of bamboo down the road from us, one abandoned. Have you learned of any way to propagate or transplant it? Perhaps a book you have found helpful would be better than me pestering you with many questions. Love, Gloria >> Thank you, Glo! You know, l decided not to really say much about the garden at the website, at least not in the beginning, cause l wanted to focus mostly on the photos, but your asking about the bamboo reminds me of how much one can say about the various parts. Now, l'm not sure l understand your question about where l located the bamboo for the fence. Could you say a little more about that? As you may be able to tell from the photo, my bamboo grove runs next to my fence in the back. The type l have is yellow groove (phyllostachys aureo-sulcata), which l believe is native to China but does pretty well in northern climates, being cold hearty to about 10 below zero ( it's not easy for me to tell cause we really haven't had a cold winter since l planted mine ). lt's also a very attractive bamboo and is found frequently in the US. You can buy clumps of this stuff in nurseries -- that's basically what l did -- either large or small sized -- and then it just takes time to spread. l planted some very small sized clumps 7 years ago, and within a few years it filled out and was about 12-15 ft high. l know it can be transplanted, but to be honest l haven't done it myself. All l did was plant it and watch it grow and spread. l've gotten books on bamboo out of the library from time to time but l'm afraid l don't recall any titles right now. Of the elements in my garden, bamboo is probably the one l've spent the least time on. l've focused more on moss, rocks and shaping and pruning the pine trees. The main thing to realize about bamboo is that yellow groove and most other forms that spread by rhizomes can really be aggressive! Once it gets established it can spread like crazy, so l tell people that this is the main thing they need to realize and plan for. This means that you need to determine up front exactly where you want bamboo and where you DON'T want bamboo. Some experts say not to worry about erecting barriers, that all you need to do is chop off the rhizomes as they spread, in that they usually do spread close to the surface, but l think it's difficult to contain bamboo this way. ln my garden, since l don't want bamboo spreading into my raked sand garden (which is only a few feet away from the bamboo grove), l dug a trench a couple years ago and put in a barrier. But l have a problem on the other side of the bamboo grove, where the fence is. l can't contain it over there, so every year l have to cut all the bamboo stalks down in my neighbor's yard as soon as they grow (always in the spring)! l doubt if this helps much, but feel free to ask more questions. lt's great you're starting your own garden. l just wish l had more room on my property, cause l've run out. love, jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2001 Report Share Posted December 8, 2001 Great photos Jerry - in photo 10 the many shades of green "against" the other colors is to these eyes what would be a well worked out musical composition to the ears Thanks for sharing.. Peace, Jan On 12/8/01 at 10:53 AM GCWein1111 wrote: ºDear Friends, º º l mentioned something previously (l think) about a website being in ºthe ºworks regarding my garden. lt seems that as of today it's up and going. l ºsay ºthis reluctantly because l'm not really satisfied with the visual ºpresentation. The moss (my favorite feature) is not really discernible, ºamong ºother things. Basically, what l did was use a regular 35 mm camera, then ºscanned the photos. l'm wondering if l shouldn't have used a digital ºcamera ºfor this. Anyway, this is the best l can do for now (sigh ....) till ºspring ºcomes, at least. º º The url is ºhttp://zengardenphotos.netfirms.com (note: this is for this week, ºafter ºwhich it will be http://zengardenphotos.com). º º º º jerrysan rinpoche º º º º º º/join º º º º º ºAll paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, ºperceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and ºsubside back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not ºdifferent than the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the ºnature of Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. ºIt is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the ºFinality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of ºSelf-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self. Welcome ºall to a. º º º ºYour use of is subject to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2001 Report Share Posted December 8, 2001 Oh Jerry, how beautiful this all is..and so authentic. Thank you for sharing the pictures! We love Zen gardens so much we are attempting to make one too. We have started with digging a pond this past summer, which remains a large hole in the ground for the winter. Can you tell us where you located the bamboo for your fence, and what kind of live bamboo you are growing? We have a similar climate here. Actually, there are two kinds of bamboo down the road from us, one abandoned. Have you learned of any way to propagate or transplant it? Perhaps a book you have found helpful would be better than me pestering you with many questions. Love, Gloria - GCWein1111 Saturday, December 08, 2001 10:53 AM Re: ZEN GARDEN PHOTOS Dear Friends, l mentioned something previously (l think) about a website being in the works regarding my garden. lt seems that as of today it's up and going. l say this reluctantly because l'm not really satisfied with the visual presentation. The moss (my favorite feature) is not really discernible, among other things. Basically, what l did was use a regular 35 mm camera, then scanned the photos. l'm wondering if l shouldn't have used a digital camera for this. Anyway, this is the best l can do for now (sigh ....) till spring comes, at least. The url is http://zengardenphotos.netfirms.com (note: this is for this week, after which it will be http://zengardenphotos.com). jerrysan rinpoche Sponsor /join All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2001 Report Share Posted December 8, 2001 Hi Jerry, Loved what I saw of your photos, but I could see only 2 pictures - and obviously you have many more on the website. Has anyone else had a problem? I'm using a Mac laptop computer. And Netscape. could there be some program I need? Love, Dharma >>In a message dated 12/8/01 9:08:17 AM Pacific Standard Time, kvy9 writes: << Great photos Jerry - in photo 10 the many shades of green "against" the other colors is to these eyes what would be a well worked out musical composition to the ears Thanks for sharing.. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2001 Report Share Posted December 8, 2001 Ahh, beautiful, beautiful gardens Jerry. What a delight to live amongst the tranquility and harmony of such a space - and you, the creator of that a space!!! And what a great story of how the gardens came to be. I recently visited the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum in L.I.C., New York. I remember the balance of stillness and movement, especially in the fountains. It was like a perfect the love affair. Thank you for sharing your joy with us. Love, Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2001 Report Share Posted December 9, 2001 In a message dated 12/9/01 5:42:25 AM Pacific Standard Time, eggersj writes: << Yes, I could only see two too, and the part of the text was unreadable, being cut off on the right side of my screen. I would love to see the rest! Jill >> Hi Jill. l'm at a loss as to why these problems are occurring. My nephew's college roommate here helped me with the technical aspects of the site -- they're on vacation now, and l'll ask him next week if he has any thoughts on this. Apparently most people aren't having any problem. You mentioned part of the text being cut off -- l assume you are expanding the web page so it covers the screen. l took over 200 photos. lf nothing else, l can always send some to anyone who's having this problem and is interested. love, jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2001 Report Share Posted December 9, 2001 In a message dated 12/8/01 5:33:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, maryib writes: << Ahh, beautiful, beautiful gardens Jerry. What a delight to live amongst the tranquility and harmony of such a space - and you, the creator of that a space!!! And what a great story of how the gardens came to be. I recently visited the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum in L.I.C., New York. I remember the balance of stillness and movement, especially in the fountains. It was like a perfect the love affair. Thank you for sharing your joy with us. Love, Mary >> Thank you, Mary, l'm always glad to hear that someone has been touched in some way by the garden. l try to learn about Japanese gardens around the country, but l don't know about the lsamu Nuguchi Garden. Could you tell me exactly where it is? love, jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2001 Report Share Posted December 9, 2001 In a message dated 12/8/01 5:34:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, kvy9 writes: << senses in action yet the mind grinds to a halt in a Zen garden lots of effort sometimes pain Jerry's garden has no stain Peace, Jan >> Hmmmm ....... thank you, Jan-ji. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2001 Report Share Posted December 9, 2001 Yes, I could only see two too, and the part of the text was unreadable, being cut off on the right side of my screen. I would love to see the rest! Jill >>> deva 12/08/01 05:46PM >>> Hi Jerry, Loved what I saw of your photos, but I could see only 2 pictures - and obviously you have many more on the website. Has anyone else had a problem? I'm using a Mac laptop computer. And Netscape. could there be some program I need? Love, Dharma >>In a message dated 12/8/01 9:08:17 AM Pacific Standard Time, kvy9 writes: << Great photos Jerry - in photo 10 the many shades of green against the other colors is to these eyes what would be a well worked out musical composition to the ears Thanks for sharing.. >> /join All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self. Welcome all to a. Terms of Service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2001 Report Share Posted December 9, 2001 In a message dated 12/9/01 10:06:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, mumblecat writes: << I'm most impressed by the large sand pool (what are they called in Japanese ?) in front of the veranda, the smaller one containing the two standing stones and the bamboo water sculpture. Veerry nice. That looked pretty authentic to me. If you've got an image editor program such as Photoshop, too dark images can easily be brightened there and keeping general qualities such as sharpness and color at the same time. If you don't have any image editor yourself, you could always send some to me and I could do it for you and send the pics back to you. Let me know. >> Glad you liked it, Amanda. The large sand pool you refer to is usually called a raked sand garden, although a form of very fine gravel is used rather than actual sand. Your reference to a bamboo water sculpture puzzles me -- didn't know l had such an animal (you've discovered a new feature ) what do you mean by that one ? l don't have a photo image editor -- l think that the guy who helped me with the website used one to try to lighten up portions of some of the photos, but the problem was if he lightened up one portion it would make other areas too light also. The area where darkness was a problem was the last group of photos l took of the raked sand garden where the background is a dark fence, so l assume those are the photos you mean. l think next spring l may take another set of photos with a digital camera instead of my 35 mm, as someone suggested that for the internet a digital would give better images. Thanx for your comments. love, jerrysan rinpoche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2001 Report Share Posted December 9, 2001 , "jb" <kvy9@l...> wrote: > lots of effort sometimes pain > Jerry's garden has no stain > > Peace, > Jan > > > N.B. - If you ever would consider a temporary job > as a gardener in the Canaries, you're hired! heh heh, I think we're all going to be fighting or outbidding each other now in getting Jerry to come and transform all of our gardens into zen sanctuaries, even those of us who don't have any gardens. Love, Amanda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2001 Report Share Posted December 9, 2001 Hi Jerry, Thanks for showing us your zen garden. I'm most impressed by the large sand pool (what are they called in Japanese ?) in front of the veranda, the smaller one containing the two standing stones and the bamboo water sculpture. Veerry nice. That looked pretty authentic to me. If you've got an image editor program such as Photoshop, too dark images can easily be brightened there and keeping general qualities such as sharpness and color at the same time. If you don't have any image editor yourself, you could always send some to me and I could do it for you and send the pics back to you. Let me know. Love, Amanda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2001 Report Share Posted December 9, 2001 On 12/9/01 at 5:57 PM mumblecat2000 wrote: º, "jb" <kvy9@l...> wrote: º º> lots of effort sometimes pain º> Jerry's garden has no stain º> º> Peace, º> Jan º> º> º> N.B. - If you ever would consider a temporary job º> as a gardener in the Canaries, you're hired! º º ºheh heh, I think we're all going to be fighting or outbidding each ºother now in getting Jerry to come and transform all of our gardens ºinto zen sanctuaries, even those of us who don't have any gardens. º º ºLove, º ºAmanda. Here, many houses are equipped with a flat roof so there would always be room for a Zen garden. My garden is one of total neglect, yet most beautiful flowers spontaneously appear and they attract colorful butterflies. Tomato plants also appear and when watered, the harvest is very tasty (small tomatoes, abt 1"). But in an orderly organized Zen-garden, it would look much better Peace, Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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