The Gardener’s View

Trachycystis Microphylla Moss

The Trachycystis Microphylla has grown new stalks and a bright yellow-green carpet has spread over the ground.
Each moss stalk grows close together to form a single mass that beautifully colors the garden.

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Camellia Japonicas at Murin-an: Now’s the Time to See Them!

There are now several of them blooming at Murin-an.
As you make your way through the garden’s side door,
you can see trees by the stone lantern that still have lots of plumply swelling buds on them.

Seasonal Tea Sweets Day / Daikan 大寒 (Most frigid)

(Seasonal Tea Sweets Day） Daikan 大寒 (Most frigid)
Spend a truly Japanese afternoon with appropriately seasonal sweets in a room decorated with seasonal flowers. At Murin-an, you can savor the season’s blessings with all your senses. Tomorrow’s theme is “Daikan” (大寒), most frigid season in Japan’s 24-season calendar.
Enjoy sitting next to our new flower arrangement in the main house while exploring the delicate taste of wagashi (Japanese sweets) balanced by the pleasantly bitter taste of matcha tea, and also enjoying the soothing view of the garden.
First-come-first-served, there is only a limited availability of tea sweets, which are exclusively created for Murin-an garden.

Date: January 19, Saturday
Fee: 1000 yen (+Entrance fee. No reservation required)
*limited number /day, first-come-first-served
Tel・Fax　075-771-3909　http://murin-an.jp/en/
All our confectionery belong to a limited edition produced exclusively for Murin-an. Date: January 19, Saturday
Fee: 1000 yen (+Entrance fee. No reservation required)
*limited number /day, first-come-first-served
Tel・Fax　075-771-3909　http://murin-an.jp/en/
All our confectionery belong to a limited edition produced exclusively for Murin-an.

●https://murin-an.jp/en/seasonal-event20190119/

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Frost Falls Upon the Garden
In the morning, when temperatures fall inside the garden, there are times when the garden greets its visitors not with a snowy landscape, but a world of frosty silver. It only lasts a short while after the garden opens, but the satsuki azaleas, moss and grass quietly create the true charm of winter.

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Kingfisher Visitors
In the morning, Murin-an is covered in a mist that makes for a wholly wintery scene. That green bird we see shining amid the scenery is a kingfisher. We approached the bird as slowly as possible and then let our shutter fly.

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A Rest Stop for the Spot-billed Duck
Occasionally, a pair of this duck will flitter by the big red pines in the garden.
This duck species live in Japan all year round. The tip of its bill is characteristically yellow.

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Pictures of fallen autumn leaves at Murin-an’s garden.
The reds and yellows of the gathered maple leaves still remain in beautiful condition.
At Murin-an, the season of autumn colors continues.

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Pruning of the evergreens surrounding Murin-an is now finished.
The finished look appears natural and casual, but provides an even clearer and more beautiful view of the Higashiyama Mountains.

Further in, there are Camellia Japonicas starting to bloom on the right side of the waterfall.
The adorable way they pop up here and there is sure to bring a smile to your face.

Seasonal Tea Sweets Day / Shōsetsu 小雪 (Snows a bit )

（Seasonal Tea Sweets Day） Shōsetsu(Snows a bit )
Spend a truly Japanese afternoon with appropriately seasonal sweets in a room decorated with seasonal flowers. At Murin-an, you can savor the season’s blessings with all your senses. Tomorrow’s theme is the “Winter Begins” Shōsetsu ” (小雪) season, which means beginning winter in Japan’s 24-season calendar.
Enjoy sitting next to our new flower arrangement in the main house while exploring the delicate taste of wagashi (Japanese sweets) balanced by the pleasantly bitter taste of matcha tea, and also enjoying the soothing view of the garden.
First-come-first-served, there is only a limited availability of tea sweets, which are exclusively created for Murin-an garden.
Date: November 17, Saturday
Fee: 1000 yen (+Entrance fee. No reservation required)
*limited number /day, first-come-first-served
Tel・Fax 075-771-3909 http://murin-an.jp/en/
All our confectionery belong to a limited edition produced exclusively for Murin-an.
●https://murin-an.jp/en/events/seasonal-tea-sweets-day/

Gardener’s Lecture No.4

For this session, we plucked pine needles, collected fallen leaves and mended moss on November 10 (Sat). Once we broke into groups inside the Western-style building and learned about how to pluck pine needles, we were off to the garden! Working so closely to the pine needles with our hands, we were soothed by the unique fragrance coming from them. The dynamic work of shaving the Japanese red pine trunks drew a big cheer from everyone. We also cleaned up leaves by removing them from the top of the moss, picked the Hypnum plumaeforme Wilson out of the Juniper haircap moss, and mended areas where the soil had become exposed with okinagoke moss.