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(Pro.66 - Ep.3) Planting! Professional Japanese Gardeners create a garden in Malaysia
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(Pro.66 – Ep.3) Planting! Professional Japanese Gardeners create a garden in Malaysia



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Planting will begin at this time.
Also, this garden is getting closer and closer to completion!

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It has been one month since the last construction. We visited Malaysia for the second time. Mr. Kumagai and his group stayed for 10 days this time. I filmed the last 3 days of their stay. Construction has been progressing gradually over the past month, and this garden is steadily nearing completion. And here is the waterfall assembly that Mr. Kumagai and his team finished building before I arrived. This time, the waterfall assembly, which is the most upstream water source, is completed. We are now installing the stones in the stream. As before, three people from Japan are at this Malaysian site. Same as last time, Mr. Taniyama. And this time, Mr. Kamo is assisting as a helper. And in some places, I’m going to plant as many big trees as I can this time, and then we’ll go home. JGTV “It’s day seven now, how are things going?” “It’s going well.” It hasn’t rained that much, just rained today for the first time in a long time. Just as well, it’s good for the trees.” While we were working on installing the stones into the river, we also planted the trees. Willow trees are numerous. This is probably a different species from the willow commonly planted in Japan, but this willow also has a soft form and very beautiful leaves. ‘That’s a lot of roots.’ It had been in the bag for a long time and had a tremendous amount of roots wrapped around it. They had to loosen these roots a bit before they could be planted. In the first episode, I told you that stones are not much different from those in Japan. However, with regard to trees, they are very different from those in Japan. In Japan, though, we often use deciduous trees such as Momiji (Japanese Maple) trees, In Malaysia, deciduous trees do not grow because of the tropical climate. Therefore, the Japanese garden must be composed of only evergreen trees this time. That will be one of the difficulties in creating this garden. JGTV: “Are there any difficulties in doing it differently than with Japanese trees?” “Differences with Japanese trees.” All of them are big, or they have big leaves. It’s a tropical plant character.” but…” When I go to pick out a tree, I try to pick one with small leaves, or one that looks a little crooked, or one that has a good feel to it, as much as possible. I’m able to start from the selection of the trees.” So it’s not so much of a struggle as it is still easier to do. In Malaysia, there are trees that look like deciduous trees that you see in Japan. JGTV “Is that the evergreen trees?” They’re evergreen, but They look like a Japanese deciduous trees. I choose such trees and decide on their placement while balancing them. Also, this is my second construction project, so I’m getting a little bit more familiar with how these trees are going to grow. So I’m planting with that in mind. We continue to plant larger trees on this day. This tree is also a willow tree. ‘Turn clockwise just a little bit more.’ They prune the trees before planting them. Dead branches and crowded fine branches are removed. This is a type of fern. This fern grows wild in tropical regions such as Southeast Asia. In Japan, it is also native to islands in the southern part of the country. I just opened it up and this is what I found. “They just keep crawling up and up and up.” It looks like the ants crawled up his body. Scary!” Across the face, reaching the glasses. He continues to work on the ants. ‘Those ferns are voluminous. “There’s not a lot of silty undergrowth here.” JGTV “I knew the undergrowth was teeming with life. We don’t find that in Japan.” Undergrowth with such large and vibrant leaves is rarely used in Japanese gardens in Japan. However, Mr. Kumagai used materials suitable for Malaysia. He says he values creating a Malaysian Japanese garden. When I first came to Malaysia, I look at (the view of) Malaysia from the plane, wondering what kind of country it was.” I come to Malaysia looking at what the clouds look like in the sky and so on. And repeat that over and over again.” I talk to Malaysian people to know what kind of sense they have in their work and what kind of sense they have in their life. I get hints from those things and put them into making the Japanese garden. In terms of climate, there is the high humidity, and there is the strong sunlight. ‘Roughly, almost the entire area is red clay.’ If I don’t think about it while I’m here, or before I come, or study it, I’ll just end up with a Japanese garden as it is in Japan. I don’t intend to create something like that.” I think it has to be a mix, a Malaysian Japanese garden, after all. JGTV: “Otherwise, it might not last in this place.” I may not be able to convey what I want to convey, and it would be like an imposition. I don’t want it to be like an imposition. I want the Malaysian people to understand, and we will build in sympathy with each other, and we will complete this garden. And we want to create something through which visitors to this garden can appreciate our values. Plants suitable for the Malaysian environment, stones from this land Climate and environment. Culture and customs. We are creating a Japanese garden in Malaysia by incorporating these elements. As the name suggests, this tree produces coffee beans. The gardenia tree, often used in Japanese gardens, belongs to the same family as this tree. The shape of the leaves and the overall feel of the tree are very similar. This tree is well known for its jasmine tea and has very sweet-smelling flowers. Although not in the same family as this tree, the asebi tree often used in Japanese gardens is very similar to this tree. Left: Jasmine, Right: Acer palmatum The climate and environment are different, but I find it interesting to be able to make some connections here. The waterfall in the back is connected to the waterfall in the front, and then the trees come in to bring the whole garden together. Thank you for watching the video to the end. I would like to return to Malaysia and resume shooting the project. Meanwhile, please note that I also sell original Japanese Gardens TV items. Your purchase will help fund my next trip to Malaysia. I’d be grateful for your generous support. Thank you and see you again in the next video.

24 Comments

  1. @LinusCello75

    Those asplenium ferns are gorgeous. They remind me of the cycads used in south Japanese gardens, but cycads like full sun (and I presume those ferns need some shade).

    Aren’t there some deciduous trees in Malaysia? Yes it’s tropical but there is a dry season and wet/monsoon season. For example some plumerias, like the one used in the video, are deciduous and drop their leaves during the dry season.

  11. @eduardoaosoriog

    As always I appreciate the great JGTV's job. I have learned a lot from your videos, not only about Japanese-style gardens, but also about landscaping in general. The Niwashi´s projects and opinions are very instructive and exemplifiers. I'm impressed by Mr. Kumagai's wisdom in this video.

  16. @areeBetu

    japanese garden with tropical plants Ive noticed the birdnest, calachuche and angel plant pandakaki.😍

  17. @matthewparriott

    Just checked out the shop link. Add a green option to the Niwa hat and sold! Already bought a couple of shirts. Love your new products!

  19. @Usermana894

    Thank you for working on this project, beautiful videos. It's really inspiring and motivating. Great to follow each garden project creation and see entire process from the beginning. Very unique opportunity to learn it 🌳.

  21. @arshall79

    Is there any video on the final look of the garden? I've been looking everywhere but to no avail. Kindly help anyone?

  24. @Aiken47

    I hope we get to see the completed garden and pond.
    Thank you for your gardening series. I find it very peaceful.

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