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"Wabi garden" - Wabi Kusa project

I have not been posting for awhile, as I didn't have much of a free time lately, but today, as I was doing some product shoots for our website/shop I manage to take picture of the Wabi garden too :
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I have changed the name, as you have noticed, because the fern, didn't make it. I had to replace it with another unknown for me plant :geek: , which I found growing outdoor, but yet very beautiful and similar to the hydricotile sp.

I'm quite pleased with it as it is flowering at the moment with very cute purple blooms/two rigth now, but another 4-5 or five are about to blossom in the following days/ :clap:
 
Really very nice,i am showing the wife and she likes it very much,so i think i will get one :D ,

John.
 
bigmatt said:
Really, really nice. I really liked the (very) early pics where the tank was bare - thought it gave a great modern, minimalist vibe to the whole thing. It's still lovely though!
Cheers
Matt
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Thanks Matt, yes the early stage was very nice, but a I felt it was a not that much natural, as it should be for a Wabi kusa and that's why I place some sand in it.

john starkey said:
Really very nice,i am showing the wife and she likes it very much,so i think i will get one :D ,

John.
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Thanks John, I'm glad your wife likes it too! It is a different aspect of the hobby and it is a great fun too, but very addictive! You are warned now :D

I also have another Wabi, that would be with proper aquatic plants -thanks to Mark! :thumbup: but still working on the hardscape at the moment. IT would be a round shallow tray with a small island in it and maybe couple of killies. I'm just a bit unsure about the killies in such a small volume of water: 1-1.5 l of water?
 
I was caught up by the way sun illuminate the Wabi today, so I decided to take couple of pictures:
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and a humble attempt for decent shot from above...

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It is blooming like mad at the moment and I'm really pleased with it!

It would be great to identify that stunning plant..
 
On my way home from my LFS today, I intend to cycle back along some paths next to the local river and have a look about for some wabi' plants to bring home. I get to combine my two passions - Cycling and aquascaping, with some nature thrown in for good effect!

Inspirational stuff Antoni :)
 
Thanks guys!

Your comments and appreciations mean a lot to me!

As Mark said once, I'm catching the Wabi Kusa fever :D, so is you, Steve! :D

You know, It is great, when cycling or walking around in the outdoors, to observe the plants and arrangement in nature. I'm constantly doing it! :D :D Aquascaping is a great way of communicating with nature, it opens my eyes for the beauty of her creations! There are so many things I discover, that otherwise I wouldn't notice and appreciate!
 
Very nice indeed Antoni,i dont know what that plant is,but it is a very nice looking plant,

john.
 
Just bought myself a little glass "Oval roasting dish" from Tesco to do myself one...think i'll go plant hunting tomorrow!
 
I really love this thread, and definitely intend to have a go myself at some point. I'll be collecting plants when I'm out cycling over the summer too.
 
I'm not sure mine is classed as a Wabi, since its got a small pine tree in it lol
 
heathen06 said:
I really love this thread, and definitely intend to have a go myself at some point. I'll be collecting plants when I'm out cycling over the summer too.
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Thanks, mate! In the summer, there will be a great choice of plants, that can be used! I often check the fence of stone, when I'm waling arround the street. Sometimes you can find interesting plants, mosses, ferns and ect. :D

Actually the fern that I have used initially was from the fence of my house :)

Johno2090 said:
I'm not sure mine is classed as a Wabi, since its got a small pine tree in it lol
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IMO it is exactly a Wabi :D . If we try to follow the meaning of the term "Wabi Kusa" - we will find that:
The name Wabi-Kusa is a reference to the Japanese aesthetic sense of Wabi-Sabi that appeals to the beauty in the slight chaos of nature. Kusa means weeds or plants.
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So it is certainly a Wabi Kusa by meaning :) The term is an ADA trade mark, but I think it is more of a trend after all and tends to be extended and defined in favour of the creators' imagination.
 
Mine's going great guns! found a few sizeable pieces of moss with plants already growing in them, and transferred them to vases with old tank water in the bottom. I'll upload pics when i get a chance. Just as an aside (and a slight thread hijack - sorry Antoni!) is there a good single source for emersed or Wabi projects? I've had a flick through the emersed section and can't really find anything (but i may have missed it!)
Cheers folks,
Matt
 
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