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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

There's no mistaking its beautiful, vivid blue hues. Fondly referred to as " Japan Blue," clothing and accessories soaked in Japanese indigo dye (藍 ai in Japanese)—a technique known as 藍染 aizome —have ...