Hello,
Thanks for reading my Japanese garden blog.
Today I am just doing a short post for the benefit of people who wish to start with the ‘basics’ of Japanese gardens. Tomorrow, I will post on the main types of Japanese gardens. Once you understand both these principles and study further, hopefully using my blog as a useful tool, you will start to put the jigsaw of the garden together!
A typical Japanese garden contains several of these elements:
An Island
Water
A Lantern- almost certainly made of stone
A Bridge to an island- these symbolise a short journey from the real world to one of serenity and contemplation in a Japanese garden.
A Teahouse or a Pavilion.
I have not included shrubs, moss, trees, dry water etc as it’s best for new enthusiasts to keep things simple at this stage.
Please take a good look at the posts on my blog , there is a wealth of free information on it.
For more detailed information on Japanese gardens go to : www.japzengardens.org
Have a good day.
