Niwaki Blog

Two from the vaults: a disc I found with some old negatives I'd had scanned. These are the garden at Tokushima castle in Shikoku, taken in late October 2004, and that's me, the skinny one on the bridge.   Read More

This summer we said goodbye to the fabulously named ARS Tilton 27 pruning saw. So long Tilt, we'll miss you. I got my first of these saws from my brother-in-law Haruyasu, and it was great. Problem was, no one had heard of them, and always wanted Silky instead. So, hello Silky. In Japan ARS and… Read More

Last week we made a visit to the most amazing yew tree ever. Owned, and pruned, by an eighty two year old, who puts aside most of August for the annual clip. The original tree was cut back to about 8' in the 1930's, but rather than resprouting, a sucker grew from the bottom, so this version is… Read More

Dave Martinez at Dig It Landscapes specialises in garden construction and maintenance in the Bay Area. He discovered us at the San Francisco Flower Show, and came away with 2 ladders and a full set of pruning tools. Having used Felcos for 30 years, Dave said the Tobisho secateurs took some getting… Read More