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It's a completely different experience of course, and it is a whole lot shadier thankfully as it got pretty warm. After you walk up a fairly steep hill on a well done shady trail you cross a glass bridge over to the garden proper.
The paper lantern display in the central courtyard was beautiful. There was a great exhibit of embroidered works Painting With Thread - The Art & Culture of Fukusa. Tremendously detailed textiles that are draped over gifts but then end up being precious gifts in and of themselves.
I was excited to see some great examples of bonsai in a courtyard off the main building. Some of them were hundreds of years old! I'm trying to get DH to take this up as a hobby for retirement.
The shoji pavilion was gorgeous, and I loved the peaceful raked gravel garden off of the deck. There was a sale of Japanese goods inside which were fun to briefly peruse, but it was very crowded.
There were a lot of great details like this metal top of a wooden bridge entrance post.
The reflection in this pond was quite striking.
I was enchanted by this arrangement of stone and cement pieces in this walkway. I think a wall hanging with this design would be really effective.
There were a whole lot of koi in one of the larger ponds, they are always so fun to watch.
Another similar pathway arrangement. I like those edging tile with the slight curve.
And here's another interesting one, with those same tiles stacked together on edge. This would be a cool quilt design.
And so would the shapes and colors of the bark of this tree.
I was really taken by the separateness of the leaves of the Japanese Maples when seen against the sun. Each leaf has so much space.
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