Japan Garden Path News - April 2007

The Garden Path A p r i l 2 0 0 7 Volume 6 Number 4 A Monthly Publication of the Portland Japanese Garden Inside this Issue Kokeshi Doll Exhibition Garden Plant Sale Portland-Chicago-DCTrip Summer Hours Begin Annual Meeting Nominees for JG Board of... More

The Garden Path A p r i l 2 0 0 7 Volume 6 Number 4 A Monthly Publication of the Portland Japanese Garden Inside this Issue Kokeshi Doll Exhibition Garden Plant Sale Portland-Chicago-DCTrip Summer Hours Begin Annual Meeting Nominees for JG Board of Directors This Month in the Gift Store Gardeners Corner Garden Clippings Pavilion Update Garden Paradise: Save the Date Coming in May Kokeshi Doll Exhibition Every part of the world has its own peculiar folk toys--all distinctive to the place and to the people living there. Unique folk toys are found in every part of Japan too, and among the most typical are kokeshi,orwoodendolls. Althoughkokeshiaremade throughout the country, only in the Tohoku region of Japan are they made according to traditional local techniques passed down through generations. Continued inside The highly anticipated annual Japanese Garden Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, April 28. This sale gives garden enthusiasts an ideal opportunity to browseandpurchaseawidese Less