Ptarotuos's Blog archive

'Kurume' Azaleas in full bloom at Shadowlands

Dear All, Following a canopy clearing program over the last few years, the extra...

Volcanic Activity around Shadowlands - Owakudani

Dear Friends, It has been quite a while since my last post on this forum. This has...

Two surprises in the Garden: Japanese White-eye and Pipe Plant

Dear All, With the rain letting up for a few hours over the weekend, we had two surprises...

Return to Shadowlands

Dear All, After several busy weeks (and weekends) in Tokyo, including an interesting...

Snowed in at Shadowlands (photos)

Dear All, Thank you for your messages. We finally got out yesterday after being snowed...

Completely snowbound at Shadowlands, but thinking of Spring!

Dear All, You may have seen on the news (BBC) that Tokyo has had a fair amount of...

Potting Shed Slowly Coming Along

Dear All, As temperatures plummet at Shadowlands, I am fighting against the clock...

Return to Shadowlands

Dear All, Like the bulb swelling underground, silence does not mean inactivity. It...

Comments sought on a gardening book proposal

Dear All, I am in the process of structuring a book, which I will be writing about...

Worth waiting for: gorgeous azaleas make an appearance

Dear All, Sincere thanks for all your comments on my blogs and photos, and apologies...

Mondo grass discovery

Dear All, It's been ages since I managed to update you on proceedings at Shadowlands-for...

Wild flowers/plants of Japan

Dear All, The other plants I mentioned in my blog and a lovely wild fern I transplanted...