Peter Tea Aug 25, 2012 3 min Inspiration from Nature, Japanese Maple Inspiration from Nature, Japanese Maple Recently I took a visiting apprentice by the name of Lieuwe (from The Netherlands) to Nagoya...
Peter Tea Jun 5, 2012 3 min Rebuilding a Japanese Maple Rebuilding a Japanese Maple Now that all the defoliating has been done to the refined trees here at Aichien, it was time to work on the...
Peter Tea Apr 19, 2012 4 min The Japanese Maple Experiment The Japanese Maple Experiment Since it’s repotting season and I was itching for a maple side project, I asked Mr. Tanaka if I could...
Peter Tea Dec 18, 2011 5 min Apprenticeship and a Japanese Maple Apprenticeship and a Japanese Maple Many people have approached me and asked, “what is the apprentice life really like?” I would always...
Peter Tea Dec 12, 2011 2 min Fall Colors and a Black Pine Fall colors and a Black Pine This is the first Fall for me here at Aichi-en and it’s amazing! As all the deciduous trees start to change...
