The Gardener’s View

(Staff Eyes) Caring for the Lawn

Many wildflowers have grown up on Murin-an’s lawn. When we asked our gardeners about them during their work, they offered replies such as “the purple buds on the Viola inconspicuas are really swelling large,” and “although their still too small to see easily, there are many different species like violets and Chinese spiranthes growing.” So we took a nice, slow look for ourselves.

As we trained our eyes on the lawn, a little world unfolded before our eyes. Looking at Murin-an through the eyes of Yamagata Aritomo, its wildflower-loving original owner, can lead to all sorts of new discoveries.