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Recommendations for making garden ornament.

20 years ago

Does anyone have good recommendations for resources (web-sites, books) on making Japanese garden ornament? If it includes theory regarding usage that would be a benefit/bonus.

I would like to try to make a simple fountain, deer chaser and perhaps a simple fence from bamboo that is on my property. I have several books and have read several library books that have examples but no specifics on making these. I have visited the Humes strolling gardens here on Long Island for many years as well as Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Innisfree (Chinese, cup style) Garden and others. I am an avid plant collector and enthusiastic gardener but that is the extent of my knowlege of Japanese gardens.

Thanks in advance for any help/replies!

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george_in_the_uk
20 years ago
Hi,
If you visit my website you will find instructions of a DIY Shishi-Odishi,just follow the link below.
George.

Here is a link that might be useful: George's Japanese Garden
kobold
20 years ago
Check out the Hypertufa forum, they post a lot of it.
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zenzone
20 years ago
Wow, George, that is an amazing garden. It just draws a person right in, even with only pictures. What a labor of love! Thank you for sharing.

zenzone
kwoods
Original Author
20 years ago
Thanks George! The tour of your garden was amazing and the info on the deer chaser (Shishi-Odishi) is much appreciated. You really put your heart and soul into that incredible garden!

I cut some bamboo to the lengths I need from some I had been letting cure since Sept. This weekend I'll try to put something together based on the info I've been able to gather.

Checked the Hypertufa forum as you suggested kobold, didn't find much on bamboo :o(
ScottReil_GD
20 years ago
Perhaps the Bamboo forum?

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