Finding the perfect gift isn’t always easy, which is why we’ve assembled this selection of Niwaki favourites and new arrivals, each chosen to delight even the pickiest of gardeners, homemakers, crafters, and aficionados of really useful, well-made tools and accessories.
Golden Spade: available in small, regular and long. Bling included as standard.
Niwaki Galvanised Bucket: 3 or 11 litres available, with neither being adverse to a bottle of bubbly
Niwaki Kojima Work Trousers: loose but not too baggy Japanese denim with pleats and chino styling
Fukin Cloth • Set of 3: Japanese dish cloths made from double-ply Kayaori (open weave cotton fabric)
Niwaki Field Report No.2
The second edition of the Niwaki Field Report explores the push and pull of nature vs. nurture, with a special emphasis on Japanese approaches to the subject, as well as a characteristically Niwaki focus on trees.
Sophie Walker (garden designer and author) draws on her extensive travels in Japan to reveal how philosophical and cultural beliefs inform the practical steps taken by a Japanese gardener.
Jake Hobson explores a sacred forest shrine in Gifu while Alex Edouard reports back from a revelatory visit to meet Hugo Torii and team at Portland Japanese Garden, Oregon.
Back in the UK, John Warland catches up with Beth Chatto’s granddaughter and the nursery team to rediscover the brilliant, revolutionary legacy of Beth and her enduring impact on gardeners today.
Our fearless correspondents hunt tall trees and dodge Sasquatch in Olympic National Park, risk hypothermia and Yeti abduction in Yamagata and even share misty-eyed advice on life, love and trees
To entertain, astonish and educate new and loyal readers alike. Published
September 2025.
