Japan, Shimane Prefecture, Yasugi – The garden of an art museum here was rated as Japan’s best for the 16th straight year by a popular U.S. gardening journal.
The Journal of Japanese Gardening, aka Sukiya Living Magazine, selected the Adachi Museum of Art’s garden from among more than 900 around Japan in 2018, museum officials announced.
The rankings are determined by a committee of about 30 gardening experts from around the world, taking into account the excellence of Japanese gardens that merit appreciation at the present time.
The Adachi museum’s garden, which covers an area of about 165,000 square meters, features a variety of trees and flowers, including about 800 red pines, 100 black pines, “satsuki” and “tsutsuji” azaleas and maples.
About 30 staff members, including seven gardeners exclusively working for the garden, clean the site every morning 365 days a year, museum officials said.
Source and full English article: The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201902140006.html
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