110 SEPTEMBER 2019 | gardenandhome.co.za
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JENNY HANDLEY
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JENNY HANDLEY
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BAGUS PANGESTU FROM PEXELS
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here are many reasons for
putting Japan on your bucket
list – this year the Rugby World
Cup, next year the Olympics –
but the beauty of the blossoms and the
Jenny Handley set off to Japan to enjoy the cherry blossoms and experience
Japanese cuisine, but it was the gardens that fed her soul
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and blossoms
magnificent gardens are reasons enough
to visit this enigmatic country.
In spring, thousands flock to see the
sakura zensen, the cherry blossom show
that stretches from the north to the
south. Although difficult to predict when
it will occur, I was hoping to see the last
of it. The blossom is a revered symbol
and reminder that all is transient and
should be appreciated. During blossom