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Dear Friends,

l mentioned something previously (l think) about a website being in the

works regarding my garden. lt seems that as of today it's up and going. l say

this reluctantly because l'm not really satisfied with the visual

presentation. The moss (my favorite feature) is not really discernible, among

other things. Basically, what l did was use a regular 35 mm camera, then

scanned the photos. l'm wondering if l shouldn't have used a digital camera

for this. Anyway, this is the best l can do for now (sigh ....) till spring

comes, at least.

The url is

http://zengardenphotos.netfirms.com (note: this is for this week, after

which it will be http://zengardenphotos.com).

 

jerrysan rinpoche

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In a message dated 12/8/01 9:08:17 AM Pacific Standard Time,

kvy9 writes:

 

<<

Great photos Jerry - in photo 10 the many shades of green "against" the

other colors

is to these eyes what would be a well worked out musical composition to the

ears :)

Thanks for sharing..

>>

 

Thanx, Jan --- glad you liked them. lt's also good to hear that you got

some sense of the shades of green, as that's the sort of thing that's so hard

to get across. Actually, your comment comparing it to a musical composition

is not far off. One could liken the different elements in a garden to

instruments in an orchestra, such as: rocks being the percussion (drums),

trees and bushes like various stringed instruments, water like woodwinds. :)

A garden could be seen as a grand musical composition, with the different

areas being like different movements of a symphony, etc. Just a thought, of

course, but l think that's how it really feels to me.

 

love,

jerry

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In a message dated 12/8/01 10:59:29 AM Pacific Standard Time,

glee writes:

 

<< Oh Jerry, how beautiful this all is..and so authentic.

Thank you for sharing the pictures! We love Zen gardens so much we are

attempting to make one too.

 

We have started with digging a pond this past summer, which remains a large

hole in the ground for the winter. Can you tell us where you located the

bamboo for your fence, and what kind of live bamboo you are growing? We have

a similar climate here. Actually, there are two kinds of bamboo down the road

from us, one abandoned. Have you learned of any way to propagate or

transplant it? Perhaps a book you have found helpful would be better than me

pestering you with many questions.

 

Love,

Gloria >>

 

Thank you, Glo! You know, l decided not to really say much about the

garden at the website, at least not in the beginning, cause l wanted to focus

mostly on the photos, but your asking about the bamboo reminds me of how much

one can say about the various parts.

 

Now, l'm not sure l understand your question about where

l located the bamboo for the fence. Could you say a little more about that?

As you may be able to tell from the photo, my bamboo grove runs next to my

fence in the back. The type l have is yellow groove (phyllostachys

aureo-sulcata), which l believe is native to China but does pretty well in

northern climates, being cold hearty to about 10 below zero ( it's not easy

for me to tell cause we really haven't had a cold winter since l planted mine

). lt's also a very attractive bamboo and is found frequently in the US.

 

You can buy clumps of this stuff in nurseries -- that's basically

what l did -- either large or small sized -- and then it just takes time to

spread. l planted some very small sized clumps 7 years ago, and within a few

years it filled out and was about 12-15 ft high. l know it can be

transplanted, but to be honest l haven't done it myself. All l did was plant

it and watch it grow and spread. l've gotten books on bamboo out of the

library from time to time but l'm afraid l don't recall any titles right now.

 

Of the elements in my garden, bamboo is probably the one l've spent

the least time on. l've focused more on moss, rocks and shaping and pruning

the pine trees. The main thing to realize about bamboo is that yellow groove

and most other forms that spread by rhizomes can really be aggressive! Once

it gets established it can spread like crazy, so l tell people that this is

the main thing they need to realize and plan for.

 

This means that you need to

determine up front exactly where you want bamboo and where you DON'T want

bamboo. Some experts say not to worry about erecting barriers, that all you

need to do is chop off the rhizomes as they spread, in that they usually do

spread close to the surface, but l think it's difficult to contain bamboo

this way. ln my garden, since l don't want bamboo spreading into my raked

sand garden (which is only a few feet away from the bamboo grove), l dug a

trench a couple years ago and put in a barrier. But l have a problem on the

other side of the bamboo grove, where the fence is. l can't contain it over

there, so every year l have to cut all the bamboo stalks down in my

neighbor's yard as soon as they grow (always in the spring)!

 

l doubt if this helps

much, but feel free to ask more questions. lt's great you're starting your

own garden. l just wish l had more room on my property, cause l've run out.

 

 

love,

jerry

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Great photos Jerry - in photo 10 the many shades of green "against" the other

colors

is to these eyes what would be a well worked out musical composition to the ears

:)

Thanks for sharing..

 

 

Peace,

Jan

 

On 12/8/01 at 10:53 AM GCWein1111 wrote:

 

ºDear Friends,

º

º l mentioned something previously (l think) about a website being in

ºthe

ºworks regarding my garden. lt seems that as of today it's up and going. l

ºsay

ºthis reluctantly because l'm not really satisfied with the visual

ºpresentation. The moss (my favorite feature) is not really discernible,

ºamong

ºother things. Basically, what l did was use a regular 35 mm camera, then

ºscanned the photos. l'm wondering if l shouldn't have used a digital

ºcamera

ºfor this. Anyway, this is the best l can do for now (sigh ....) till

ºspring

ºcomes, at least.

º

º The url is

ºhttp://zengardenphotos.netfirms.com (note: this is for this week,

ºafter

ºwhich it will be http://zengardenphotos.com).

º

º

º

º jerrysan rinpoche

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ºperceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and

ºsubside back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not

ºdifferent than the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the

ºnature of Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present.

ºIt is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the

ºFinality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of

ºSelf-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self. Welcome

ºall to a.

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Oh Jerry, how beautiful this all is..and so authentic.

Thank you for sharing the pictures! We love Zen gardens so much we are

attempting to make one too.

 

We have started with digging a pond this past summer, which remains a large hole

in the ground for the winter. Can you tell us where you located the bamboo for

your fence, and what kind of live bamboo you are growing? We have a similar

climate here. Actually, there are two kinds of bamboo down the road from us, one

abandoned. Have you learned of any way to propagate or transplant it? Perhaps a

book you have found helpful would be better than me pestering you with many

questions.

 

Love,

Gloria

-

GCWein1111

Saturday, December 08, 2001 10:53 AM

Re: ZEN GARDEN PHOTOS

 

 

Dear Friends,

l mentioned something previously (l think) about a website being in the

works regarding my garden. lt seems that as of today it's up and going. l say

this reluctantly because l'm not really satisfied with the visual

presentation. The moss (my favorite feature) is not really discernible, among

other things. Basically, what l did was use a regular 35 mm camera, then

scanned the photos. l'm wondering if l shouldn't have used a digital camera

for this. Anyway, this is the best l can do for now (sigh ....) till spring

comes, at least.

The url is

http://zengardenphotos.netfirms.com (note: this is for this week, after

which it will be http://zengardenphotos.com).

 

jerrysan rinpoche

 

 

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All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights,

perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside back

into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than the ocean,

all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness. Awareness does

not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is where the Heart Is.

Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee

relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into

It Self. Welcome all to a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hi Jerry,

 

Loved what I saw of your photos, but I could see only 2 pictures -

and obviously you have many more on the website.

 

Has anyone else had a problem? I'm using a Mac laptop computer. And

Netscape. could there be some program I need?

 

Love,

Dharma

>>In a message dated 12/8/01 9:08:17 AM Pacific Standard Time,

kvy9 writes:

 

<<

Great photos Jerry - in photo 10 the many shades of green "against" the

other colors

is to these eyes what would be a well worked out musical composition to the

ears :)

Thanks for sharing..

>>

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Ahh, beautiful, beautiful gardens Jerry.

What a delight to live amongst the tranquility and harmony of such a space - and

you, the creator of that a space!!!

And what a great story of how the gardens came to be.

I recently visited the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum in L.I.C., New York.

I remember the balance of stillness and movement, especially in the fountains.

It was like a perfect the love affair.

Thank you for sharing your joy with us.

Love, Mary

 

 

 

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In a message dated 12/9/01 5:42:25 AM Pacific Standard Time, eggersj

writes:

 

<< Yes, I could only see two too, and the part of the text was unreadable,

being cut off on the right side of my screen. I would love to see the rest!

 

Jill

>>

 

Hi Jill. l'm at a loss as to why these problems are occurring. My

nephew's college roommate here helped me with the technical aspects of the

site -- they're on vacation now, and l'll ask him next week if he has any

thoughts on this. Apparently most people aren't having any problem. You

mentioned part of the text being cut off -- l assume you are expanding the

web page so it covers the screen.

l took over 200 photos.

lf nothing else, l can always send some to anyone who's having this problem

and is interested.

 

love,

jerry

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In a message dated 12/8/01 5:33:48 PM Pacific Standard Time,

maryib writes:

 

<<

Ahh, beautiful, beautiful gardens Jerry.

What a delight to live amongst the tranquility and harmony of such a space -

and you, the creator of that a space!!!

And what a great story of how the gardens came to be.

I recently visited the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum in L.I.C., New York.

I remember the balance of stillness and movement, especially in the

fountains. It was like a perfect the love affair.

Thank you for sharing your joy with us.

Love, Mary >>

 

Thank you, Mary, l'm always glad to hear that someone has been touched

in some way by the garden. l try to learn about Japanese gardens around the

country, but l don't know about the lsamu Nuguchi Garden. Could you tell me

exactly where it is?

love,

jerry

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In a message dated 12/8/01 5:34:03 PM Pacific Standard Time,

kvy9 writes:

 

<< senses in action

yet the mind grinds to a halt

in a Zen garden

lots of effort sometimes pain

Jerry's garden has no stain

 

Peace,

Jan

>>

 

Hmmmm ....... thank you, Jan-ji.

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Yes, I could only see two too, and the part of the text was unreadable, being

cut off on the right side of my screen. I would love to see the rest!

 

Jill

>>> deva 12/08/01 05:46PM >>>

Hi Jerry,

 

Loved what I saw of your photos, but I could see only 2 pictures -

and obviously you have many more on the website.

 

Has anyone else had a problem? I'm using a Mac laptop computer. And

Netscape. could there be some program I need?

 

Love,

Dharma

>>In a message dated 12/8/01 9:08:17 AM Pacific Standard Time,

kvy9 writes:

 

<<

Great photos Jerry - in photo 10 the many shades of green against the

other colors

is to these eyes what would be a well worked out musical composition to the

ears :)

Thanks for sharing..

>>

/join

 

 

 

 

All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights,

perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside back

into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than the ocean,

all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of Awareness. Awareness does

not come and go but is always Present. It is Home. Home is where the Heart Is.

Jnanis know the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee

relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into

It Self. Welcome all to a.

 

 

 

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In a message dated 12/9/01 10:06:06 AM Pacific Standard Time,

mumblecat writes:

 

<<

I'm most impressed by the large sand pool (what are they called in

Japanese ?) in front of the veranda, the smaller one containing the

two standing stones and the bamboo water sculpture. Veerry nice. :)

That looked pretty authentic to me.

 

If you've got an image editor program such as Photoshop, too dark

images can easily be brightened there and keeping general qualities

such as sharpness and color at the same time. If you don't have any

image editor yourself, you could always send some to me and I could

do it for you and send the pics back to you. Let me know.

>>

 

Glad you liked it, Amanda. The large sand pool you refer to is usually

called a raked sand garden, although a form of very fine gravel is used

rather than actual sand. Your reference to a bamboo water sculpture puzzles

me -- didn't know l had such an animal (you've discovered a new feature :))

what do you mean by that one ?

l don't have a photo image editor -- l think

that the guy who helped me with the website used one to try to lighten up

portions of some of the photos, but the problem was if he lightened up one

portion it would make other areas too light also. The area where darkness was

a problem was the last group of photos l took of the raked sand garden where

the background is a dark fence, so l assume those are the photos you mean. l

think next spring l may take another set of photos with a digital camera

instead of my 35 mm, as someone suggested that for the internet a digital

would give better images.

 

Thanx for your comments.

 

love,

jerrysan rinpoche

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, "jb" <kvy9@l...> wrote:

> lots of effort sometimes pain

> Jerry's garden has no stain

>

> Peace,

> Jan

>

>

> N.B. - If you ever would consider a temporary job

> as a gardener in the Canaries, you're hired! :)

 

 

heh heh, I think we're all going to be fighting or outbidding each

other now in getting Jerry to come and transform all of our gardens

into zen sanctuaries, even those of us who don't have any gardens. ;)

 

 

Love,

 

Amanda.

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Hi Jerry,

 

 

Thanks for showing us your zen garden.

 

I'm most impressed by the large sand pool (what are they called in

Japanese ?) in front of the veranda, the smaller one containing the

two standing stones and the bamboo water sculpture. Veerry nice. :)

That looked pretty authentic to me.

 

If you've got an image editor program such as Photoshop, too dark

images can easily be brightened there and keeping general qualities

such as sharpness and color at the same time. If you don't have any

image editor yourself, you could always send some to me and I could

do it for you and send the pics back to you. Let me know.

 

 

Love,

 

 

Amanda.

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On 12/9/01 at 5:57 PM mumblecat2000 wrote:

 

º, "jb" <kvy9@l...> wrote:

º

º> lots of effort sometimes pain

º> Jerry's garden has no stain

º>

º> Peace,

º> Jan

º>

º>

º> N.B. - If you ever would consider a temporary job

º> as a gardener in the Canaries, you're hired! :)

º

º

ºheh heh, I think we're all going to be fighting or outbidding each

ºother now in getting Jerry to come and transform all of our gardens

ºinto zen sanctuaries, even those of us who don't have any gardens. ;)

º

º

ºLove,

º

ºAmanda.

 

Here, many houses are equipped with a flat roof so there would

always be room for a Zen garden. My garden is one of total neglect,

yet most beautiful flowers spontaneously appear and they attract

colorful butterflies. Tomato plants also appear and when watered,

the harvest is very tasty (small tomatoes, abt 1").

But in an orderly organized Zen-garden, it would look much better :)

 

Peace,

Jan

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