Island And Ponds In Japanese Gardens

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Thanks for visitng my Japanese garden blog.

I don’t need to emphasise the calming effect of water in a garden and it will not suprise you to learn that ponds and water can be really effective additions to Japanese gardens.

Ponds and Islands in Japanese gardens are almost always ‘centralised’ as a focal point. Sometimes for larger areas of water boats are used to cross the pond. More often that not you will be able to walk around a pond of larger water feature. You will notice all the facets of the garden, I.E. treees, plant, rock etc will all be viible from the pond’s edge.

Small islands are also very common within the pond, these more often that not will have small rocks or even small trees to draw the viewers gaze and emphasise their importance in the gardens designs.

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Which Style Of Japanese Garden To Design?

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A frequently asked question that readers of this blog ask is ‘What type of Japanese garden can I design?’.

As you may be aware, there are sevral types of Japanese garden and a certain amount of traditional hard and fast rules BUT there is absolutely nothing wrong with merging a couple of different types of Japanese garden into one area. Japanese garden snobs may frown upon it, but don’t let it cloud your desires or vision. There is NOTHING wrong with this at all.

To discover the various types of Japanese gardens read my easy to understand manual at : www.japzengardens.org

there are many styules to choose from when planning a Japanese garden. You may want water- i.e a central pond, bridges, rocks, a relaxation or viewing area, dry water…the list is endless.

Average sized yards or gardens are ideal for a Japanese garden. If you have a smaller area a ‘Zen’ garden may be more in keeping with the aesthetics of your space. These gardens were designed and used by Buddhist monks and in general comprise of bolders and rocks and gravel/ or sand. A rake is used to mark the sand for a water effect. Zen gardens are supposed to be places of tranquility and help ‘clear’ the mind. Meditation is common and effective in a Zen garden which should be viwed from one place.

The only time a Zen garden is entered is to rake the gravel/ or sand as previously referred to in the article.

For Japanese gardens you have numerous choices with many historical and design facets. these are easy to grasp and simple to execute but you must aquire knowledge first!

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Have a great day and please come back to my blog!

Things To Know About Japanese Gardens

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Thanks for visiting my Japanese gardens blog! It’s the internets biggest and most visited. Something that if I say so myself, I am rather proud of. Japanese gardens are such amazing crations and they can be huge or suitably small.

But…and it’s a BIG but …don’t rush in like a bull in a china shop to design your own for example, you really need to study the basics and then you will become confident and get the desired result!!

There are so many aspects of Japanese and Zen gardens to learn, and , let’s face it it’s not going to be like a school lesson- because you are obviously interested in them otherwise you wouldn’t be here reading my blog.

Let me give you a few examples of things that Japanese gardens require or need:

There are essentially 5 types of Japanese gardens     How many are you aware of?

Mounds symbolise mountains

Japanese gardens are all about ‘emotions’ and ‘feelings’   Can you think of reasons why?

Did you know that ‘worship’ in a Japanese garden is done for a specific reason?

Would you know why Japanese gardens feature lots of water?  It’s moreobvious than you might think!

All these questions are answered in my manual ‘Japanese and Zen Gardens’  It could be yours in minutes and you can discover the secrets of Japanese gardens and Zen gardens at : www.japzengardens.org

It’s time to discover the history, tradition and significance of these beautiful, meaningful creations and designs, just click the link above.

Please bookmark my blog, posts are regular and fast and furious! Coming soon I am introducing ‘video’ footage to this blog featuring lots of aspects of Japanese gardens!

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The Moonbridge At Portland Japanese Garden USA-Picture By Kristi Johanssen

This is the moonbridge at Portland Japanese garden in Oregon USA.

It is without doubt one of America’s top Japanese gardens- stunning, beautiful and relaxing and remeber every facet of it has meaning and is steeped in Japanese garden tradition! If you search the pages of this Japanese garden blog you will find numerous posts on this particular Japanese garden.

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Back From My Holiday In Greece…NOT Japan!

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Thanks for taking the time to visit my Japanese and Zen gardens blog.

I have had a a break for a few weeks in Greece, not a Japanese garden in sight on the islands of Spetses or Hydra …unless you know better.

A bit of sun and sailing is always good for the soul and one’s karma!

Get ready for whole series of posta to come over the next few days, please keep coming back for lots of information and pictures!

If you would like to fully appreciate the many many facets of Japanese and Zen gardens take a look at my manual – the details are at : www.japzengardens.org

Enjoy your weekend!

PS If you are looking for great value garden furniture..the is a link on the right hand side of this blog which says ‘Garden Furniture’ it’s a site packed with great deals and bargains during these difficult economic times! every peeny counts.