Otter Garden Knife
A high-quality professional knife with a 9 cm long, thick, curved retractable blade made from forged steel and an 11 cm long hardwood hilt with brass lining. Thanks to its above-average size, this pruning knife is also suitable for difficult cutting work. A high-quality professional knife with a 9 cm long, thick, curved retractable blade made from forged steel and an 11 cm long hardwood hilt with brass lining. Thanks to its above-average size, this pruning knife is also suitable for difficult cutting work. Otter knives have been made by hand since 1887 in Solingen. Weight 110 g. Garden or pruning knives are different from normal pocket knives in that they have a characteristically sickle-shaped curved blade. They have apparently been in existence since the 15th century. Pruning knives are used for cutting, scarifying, and pruning hedge plants to prevent them from growing into thick, wide hedges. They are particularly useful for lifting off the bark when grafting, for twining, for making cuttings and cutting slender tree shoots.
(Source: well-chosen.com)
Cherry Blossoms Forecast this year. Tokyo is March 25 !
Spring has come. Hanami is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, The custom is said to have started during the Nara Period (710–794).
http://kimokame.com/tradition-2/cherry-blossom-forecast/
Takennoko, Spring babmbo shoot collecting and eatting
Selaginella tamariscina (Iwahiba). They were grown as a garden plant from old days since about 300 years ago in Japan. 古典園芸植物のひとつ、イワヒバの展示。奥深いマニアックな美しさがあります。
