Maples In Japanese Gardens

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Thanks for reading my Japanese garden blog.

Maples in Japanese gardens are almost the ‘Staple’ diet of these creations.

Did you know for example, there are over 300 different types of Japanese Maples- different colours, big, small, medium size – you name it they are out there.

From dark green foliage to ruby red, they really are the perfect ingredient for a Japanese garden.

Pruning them is fairly straightforward and I have a thorough guide and the pruning techniques required for the best results in my new Japanese garden manual at www.japzengardens.org  .

By the way, there are some design tips for Japanese and Zen gardens in this manual but I would stress it is NOT a design manual per se. Far from it, the manual takes you through all aspects of Japanese and Zen gardens so that you can not only discover their secrets, but,make a calculated informed decision about whether you wish to design one in your own yard or garden.

Japanese Maples are very good for Bonsai and there is a full expalnation on that subject in my manual too.

Have a great day!

Ps If you are new to my blog , on the right hand side you will see ‘Archive’ links, simply click on any given month to see the posts for that period. There is a treasure trove of Japanese garden information and images on this blog. Enjoy!!

A Japanese Gardens Newsletter?

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Thanks for reading my Japanese gardens blog.

Now that my new Japanese gardens manual is finished and available online, I am moving into the area of a Japanese gardens newsletter. There is quite a famous publication called the ‘Japanese Garden Journal’ but it costs money and aside from being pretty good, is very technical.

The subject of Japanese gardens is fairly simple if approached from the right angles.

It is my intention,well before Christmas, to offer a FREE newsletter starting out at twice a month and then we can see how it goes. I will make signing up for this newsletter incredibly easy and as long as you do sign up you will get all the free information, recommendations and a forum to exchange views with fellow enthusiasts on a regular basis.

If this is something that you would like please e mail me and let me know what sort of news and information you would like to recieve in the newsletter.

My direct e mail is : zeniboltd@aol.com

Thanks, and have a great day!

What To Avoid In Japanese Zen Gardens

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Thanks for reading my Japanese gardens blog.

Now I am back in the swing of things, today’s post is about Zen gardens- by far the easier of the Japanese garden varieties to copy and create yourself. A small space in your yard would be sufficient and you can even keep one on your windowsill, kitchen or office table!

Let’s assume that you are contemplating constructing one of simple design in your yard or larger garden. Instructions on how to do this together with some very prudent helpful tips are in my new Japanese gardens manual ‘Japanese and Zen gardens at www.japzengardens.org.

It’s hot off the press right now with an amazing free bonus that you will love.

Anyway, moving forward- I am assuming for the purposes of this post that your Zen garden is complete and there will be a couple of things to bear in mind to keep it as a tranquil haven of meditation and contemplation.

A)Pets and Zen gardens do not mix!! To be fair the same can really be said for children. It is a place of peace not stress so make sure that you can locate it in an appropriate quiet place for full effect and enjoyment.

B) Weeds will be your biggest enemy in a Zen garden and you will need to take great care in eradicating them in the usual way with potions and liquids from your local garden store. Always keep an eye for weed growth , far better to treat them than let them take hold!

That’s it for today, for everything , and I mean EVERYTHING that you will need or want to know about Japanese and Zen gardens go to: www.japzengardens.org

Have a great day.

Apologies!! But Now I’m Back…..

Hi,

Thanks for reading my Japanese gardens blog and I am sorry that I have not posted for a couple of days….I was struck down by a very nasty bout of influenza. It bought me back down to earth with a bang!

Anyway, I am on the mend and will post some very interesting Japanese garden information later today.

By the way thanks for all your kind comments about my new Japanese garden manual , I knew it would hit the spot!

I will be back later today.

Have a great day…flu free!!

Pureland Japanese Garden- UK

Hi,

Thanks for reading my Japanese garden blog. I will be posting a couple of times this weekend.

As usual I always put a Japanese garden photograph up on the blog to celebrate the weekend! Enjoy.

Have a great day.

Japanese Garden Manual

Hi,

Thanks for reading my Japanese garden blog.

It is finished and online now …my NEW Japanese gardens manual.

It covers everything that you want to discover about Japanese gardens:

Pruning

How to prune

What plants and trees are ideal for Japanese gardens

Zen gardens

Design tips

Essential ‘Elements’ of a Japanese garden

Bridges

Rock gardens

Stone in Japanese gardens

Japanese garden history

A FREE 100 photo slide show of some of the worlds greatest Japanese gardens

Water in Japanese gardens

The importance of dry water in Japanese and Zen gardens

Discover the secrets of Japanese gardening and much much more!

It has taken a while to put together and thanks for all your e mails and suggestions , I have ( I think) satisfied them all!

It is the perfect manual for lovers of Japanese gardens and the only one of it’s type on the internet.

Take a look at what it has in it : WWW.JAPZENGARDENS.ORG

It’s on special offer too for readers of this blog.

And the GOOD news is …the manual is instantly downloadable right now at the website. No waiting for the mailman to turn up days or weeks later. Full guarantee for 30 DAYS.

Have a great day.

Japanese Garden DVD

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As promised here is the information that I said that I would post on a really good Japanese garden DVD that I have come across. It is called ‘Shishu- Japanese Garden Filmed In The Temples And Gardens Of Kyoto’.

The picture of the cover is on this post. It has a running time of 53 minutes and plays in almost all DVD machines worldwide , the manufacturer tells me that it is set up to play on computers as well via Windows Media Player- all computers have this , apart from Mac’s?

The DVD is stunning and features original Japanese music, Zen gardens, Japanese gardens and much more. Kyoto is the spiritual home of Japanese gardens so it’s well worth taking a look at one.

I have 10 DVD’s and it’s a first come first served basis, I have Pay Pal and will accept cheques from the UK and cash from the rest of the world.

I have negotiated a good price – the DVD is £13.00 ( approx 25 USD) Postage to the UK is £2.00, Europe £2.50 and Worldwide including the US/Canada/ Australia is £3.50 ( Approx 6 USD)

Please email me if you would like one : zeniboltd@aol.com

Don’t delay , they will be gone very soon!

Have a great day and I will be back to regular posting tomorrow, I just wanted to tell you asap about this exceptional DVD.

Japan’s Japanese Gardens Part 2

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Thanks for reading my Japanese gardens blog.

Today I am posting part (2 )of Japan’s most famous and visited Japanese gardens. There are fine examples all over the world and I’ve posted on a lot of them they will be in the archives of this blog towards the bottom right-hand side of the home page. Click away there is some really good photo’s and reccomendations!

Yokohama- Sankeien, is a really spacious beautiful Japanese garden.

Kamakura- the Zuisenji Temple- most famous for it’s Zen gardens.

Mito- Kairakuen garden which has 3000 plum trees!!!

Hiraizumi- Motsuji garden, this has a temple and pure land garden.

Inuyama- Urakuen garden, this garden has a magnificent Tea ceremony house.

Yoshino- Chikurin-in Temple, a Ryokan temple with a stunning garden.

Kobe- right in the city centre is the Sorakuen garden. It’s a landscaped garden.

Himeji- the Kokoen garden is right next to the Himeji castle.

Hiroshima- this city has as you know a history but it also has a fantastic Japanese garden.

Yamaguchi- has a really famous Zen garden at Joeiji Temple.

Dazaifu- Another beautiful Zen garden at Komyozenji.

Kumamoto- Suizenji Koen, a landscape garden that reproduces the Tokaido.

Kagoshima- Senganen is an amazing Japanese style landscaped garden.

Naha- this was the second residence of the second Ryukyu Kings and the garden is called Shikinaen.

If you ever get to travel to Japan, try and visit at least some of these spectacular gardens.It’s fairly easy to get around Japan as they have a marvellous public transport system- so make good use of it! I hope you have found this information useful.

Have a great day.

For everything that you ever wanted to discover about Japanese gardens, I have written a new manual and you can find out more at : WWW.Japzengardens.org

More Of Japan’s Top Japanese Gardens

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Thanks for reading my Japanese gardens blog.

As promised I am posting today the second part of my recomendations for Japan’s most famous and visited Japanese gardens. they are the countries finest examples but regular readers of this blog will know, there are many fine examples all over the world!

In the first post I concentrated on Kyoto- the spiritual home of the Japanes garden. Today I will concentrate some of the others.

Japan’s most famous landscape gardens can be seen in Kanazawa and called the ‘Kenrokuen’ garden.

2 great examples of Japanese style landscape gardens can be found in Takamatsu ( Ritsurin Koen- garden) and in Okayama (Korakuen garden).

In Tokyo there are 4 great gardens to recommend:

Rikugien- many believe this is Tokyo’s finest Japanese garden

Koishikawa Korakuen- a Japanese landscape garden

Hama Rikyu Park- situated along Tokyo bay.

The Palace East gardens- this garden makes up part of Japan’s Imperial palace.

Tomorrow I will post 14 more top Japanese gardens for you to find out more about and discover.

For more information about Japanese gardens in an easy to understand plain English format try my manual at : www.japzengardens.org.

Have a great day.

Japanese Garden Photo To Start The Weekend..

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Thanks for reading my Japanese garden blog.

I am posting a nice Japanese garden photo to wish you a happy weekend!

Tomorrow I will post the second part of Japan’s most famous Japanese gardens and where you can visit them and find out more information.

Have a great day!

Above: A typical Japanese Lantern used very often in Japanese gardens. The stone ‘canopy’ on the top is designed to catch falling snow.