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JPLANTS NETWORK works to revive traditional Japanese plant varieties in the current market. We locate old varieties in Japan and reintroduce them to nurseries worldwide, providing support for nurserymen who maintain both traditional and new plant varieties.
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Higo Rokka is long, dating back to the Edo period, about 260 years ago. It is said to have begun when the lord of the Kumamoto domain, the sixth feudal lord Hosokawa Shigetaka, encouraged his retainers (samurai) to take up gardening as a way to cultivate their minds.
These plants are not shared with outsiders.
I need to support this traditional HIGO plants. Plants are not sold to anyone but own groups. So we can't buy these plants but you can support buying other Traditional Japanese plants from us. Click here to see more information on each flowers.
When I first met Pierre, he was building a new farm in Pitt Meadows. I was on a student visa at the time. Pierre asked me to come to Piroche Plants to work if he could manage to get a visa for me. However, my visa ended, and I had to return to Japan. Time passed, and Pierre was interviewed by the Vancouver Sun about the joint venture company in China. He mentioned me in the interview, stating that he had applied for a work visa for me, but immigration had refused because a nursery didn’t need a computer programmer. I was a computer programmer and system engineer for factory automation in Japan. This comment was published in the newspaper, and the next day my visa was approved. It was in 1992. It took two years to get the visa. If I hadn’t received it, I wouldn’t be here now. Thanks to Pierre, Vancouver Sun and immigration, I was able to start working at Piroche Plants.
Pierre had many interesting stories. I can’t share them all, but here are some highlights. In his youth, his adventure began as he traveled to many places by bicycle, writing articles for a newspaper to earn money. In India, he was invited to a dinner party hosted by Prime Minister Nehru, where he met his wife, Setsuko. His journey continued through Southeast Asian countries. In Malaysia, he joined an English expedition team and discovered a new tribe in Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo). Wherever he went, there were many stories. Eventually, he reached Japan, where he traveled extensively by bicycle and met Setsuko again. They fell in love and got married. Due to severe pollution in Tokyo at that time, they decided to move to Australia, then Tasmania, and finally Canada. Pierre was a nurseryman, and Setsuko is an artist who created many paintings, sculptures, and prints. They shared a wonderful life together.
Pierre passed away on January 2, 2024.
We miss him dearly.
Rest in Peace.