Dan Pearson and Midori Shintani's inspiring work at the Tokachi
Millennium Forest is a game-changer for gardeners and for all who wish
to reconnect with the land and wildlife that surround them. It embodies
a new strand of naturalistic gardening that relates closely to the
immediate context while bringing together the culture, aesthetics and
horticultural practices of East and West. This exemplary project puts
nature at the heart of the human experience and is a torch bearer for
the environmental movement in Japan and beyond. There is an awareness of
past, present and future here that speaks to gardeners and nature lovers
the world over.