A Garden for All Seasons
The garden of the Mohri Principal Residence is designed to look beautiful whatever the season. The seasonal notes begin as soon you pass through the main gate. To the left of the driveway leading up to the house is a double row of azaleas, which flower in early summer. On the right is a maple forest, the leaves of which turn brilliant red in autumn.
Here is a season-by-season list of the garden highlights.
Spring
Plum blossom: Late February
Cherry blossom: Late March to early April
Yaezakura cherry blossom: Mid-April to end of April
Wisteria: Late April to early May
Azalea: Mid-May to mid-June
Ayame iris: Late May to early June
Japanese water iris: Early June to mid-June
Threeleaf arrowhead: Early June to September
Summer
Waterlilies: July to October
Autumn
Maples: Mid-November to early December
Keep a careful eye out when you are near the old summerhouse by the pond and you may come across omodaka (three-leaf arrowheads), the flowers that the Mohri family use for one of their crests.