3. Have a go at cloud pruning Pruning is a key feature of Japanese gardens. Cloud pruning is a method you often see in English topiary, but one that rings true to Japanese gardens the most.

Aizome textiles, prized by the Sengoku samurai for their hygienic benefits as well as their beautiful Japan blue color, are the product of a complex and time-consuming process in which human know ...

Using a traditional Japanese indigo dyeing method, Aizome’s chemical-free sheets are better for the environment and less irritating to the skin. There’s been a boom in direct-to-consumer ...

Various plant species can produce natural indigo dye, but ‘ Persicaria tinctoria,’ also known as Chinese or Japanese indigo, is a favorite among Southern Californians who like to grow their ...

Beck created the exquisite piece by using a centuries-old, Japanese tie-dye (tied and dyed) technique called shibori — a word that roughly means to bind and resist.