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DOUGLAS ROTH is America's
leading authority on Japanese pruning techniques. After graduating
from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, he served for
6 years as a U.S. Naval Officer in The Philippines, Hong Kong, and
Japan. In 1988 he resigned his commission and established The
Isshiki Zoo, a children's English language school in Hayama,
Japan. After passing the National Language test, he began a
five-year gardening apprenticeship in Kamakura, Japan and became the first
foreigner qualified to practice gardening in Japan. His
company, ROTH Tei-en, publishes The Japanese Garden Journal, and
designs and maintains Japanese gardens throughout North America.
TAMAO GODA is an artist, illustrator, and
professional gardener. Daughter of well-known Japanese artists
Sawako Goda and Tomio Miki, she has lived in many unusual places,
including Egypt, New York City, and Tokyo, Japan. After attending
Hosoh University, she worked in Kamakura with master gardeners Susumu
Saito and Yoshiyuki Goto. In 1996, she moved to America and helped
establish ROTH Tei-en. She creates all of the illustrations for The
Japanese Garden Journal, and is responsible for ROTH Tei-en's Japanese
language research and correspondence. Her interests include the
Natural Sciences and gourmet cooking.
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