A Japanese Garden in Portland
“Harry and I toured this delightful garden yesterday. Thought you might enjoy this photo. The Flat Garden (hira niwa) is designed using a sea of raked sand. The two islands of plantings depict a sake cup and gourd-shaped bottles, signifying pleasure and a wish for the visitor’s happiness.”
~ Linda S.
Great shot! Is this in Oregon or Maine?
looks like a very calming place to be…I would be raking it every hour if it was here in NH with all this rain we’ve had!
How serene! I’d love to spend a day there. But they mustn’t allow 4 year-olds – I can only imagine what my grrandson would do to that raked sand in the blink of an eye!
Linda tells me that this is indeed in Oregon! I think I visited this garden many years ago. I remember the lovely tea graden.