Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden lepidozamia and like bamboo

and like bamboo

The bracts are initially pink and showing more white as they bloom

The leaves are edible and mildly bitter and aromatic

flaming red flowers that can emerge twice per year

and appear on tall leafy stalks in spring

Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden lepidozamia and like bambooThe Sakuteiki, or "Records of Garden Making," was written nearly a thousand years ago. It is the oldest existing text on Japanese gardening or any kind of gardening in the world. In this new edition, the authors provide an English language translation of this classic work and an introduction to the cultural and historical context that led to the development of Japanese gardening accompanied by drawings, paintings and many new color photographs. The