Garden tools
Gear and clothing
Niwaki Camping Bucket: many uses including holding soggy wetsuits, fishing, camp-side washing up etc
Cooking and camping (ie eating and drinking)
Florist favourites
A bit of luxury
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.
