The friendly Japanese person who has leased my office space maintains a beautiful Japanese garden.
View of Japanese-style garden flanking drive leading up to house
Close-up of part of Japanese garden
Another view showing the maple tree and the well-maintained trees and bushes
From a different perspective
The garden has numerous plants and flowers, including some trees that have been planted more than 50 years ago. Here are some blooms from the Japanese garden.
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Roses that light up the day! (click to enlarge)
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L to R and clockwise: rose, rhodenderon, lilac and rose (click to enlarge)
Finally, here’s a mystery flower for you. Can you guess what it is?
Guess this mysterious flower!
Happy gardening from Kisarazu, Japan.
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Japanese Garden 
The Japanese garden is beautiful! I think the mystery flower is a ladies slipper, a lovely flower I have not been successful in growing. I have to admire yours!
You got it right first time. Congratulations.
Oh, I wish my office environment was this beautiful and relaxing! Very inspiring!
Yes, it certainly is relaxing. I can watch what I have grown while I work on the PC!
Fantastic! 🙂
The mystery flower is Cypripedium japonicum. I think the variety may be ‘Sweet Lips’ but I’m not sure if is a hybrid or the species.
They think this is pollinated by a bumblebee, but no one has ever caught it in the act.
Perfect answer. Yes, it is exactly as you have mentioned. There are about 5 or 6 plants in a bunch under a shade tree; only one bloom. I look everyday to see if any other flower has come up but not this year, I think.
What a lovely environment to work in! Must be very inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, fabulous topiary! I’ve planted some Dodonaea viscosas that I plant to prune into cylinders as they get big enough, to create some sculptural elements in my garden.
Lovely garden. I always admire gardeners who have the discipline for such perfect pruning. Cheers!
Hi Gururajr: LIZA AND JOHN’S GARDEN enjoyed our visit today.
Gardens are funny, they do things their way even though you think you have control of them. You don’t you are just the assistant. You can guide them, help them and they let you think you have control. Do You? Your blog shows how Gardens and Mother Nature do their thing. They are a visitor in your world as you are too there’s. As you learn to blend with them they do the same with you and all is great.
Have a wonderful day,
John
You have a very nice work place.