Which Style Of Japanese Garden To Design?

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Thanks for visiting my Japanese and Zen garden blog!

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!

Try: www.japzengardens.org  it can be yours in minutes with a bonus of over 100 inspiring colour photgraphs of Japanese gardens and Zen gardens from all over the world.

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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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Thanks for Reading The Internets Biggest Japanese Garden Blog

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I hope very much that you enjoy reading my blog and please keep coming back fro more information on Japanese and Zen gardens.

The blog is easy to navigate and on the right hand side of the page you can see some of the most recent comments posted on the site from readers-for which I am very grateful!!

Also on the right hand side is a heading BLOGROLL - this put simply direct links to relevant websites that you would have an interest in seeing. One is for my manual on Japanese gardens-this is ideal to fully appreciate these stunning creations! I have anoher link for Bonsai enthusiasts- simply buying them is not enough i’m afraid …they need very careful and controlled attention,this site will show you exactly how to do that in a very easy to understand way.

I also have a collaboration with Twenga.co.uk - this link is for superb garden furniture ate VERY reasoanble bargains, so with the credit crunch reducing our available spending money why not take a look!!

The link on the right under the title ‘Garden Furnitre’ will take you straight to their very impressive website.

Have a great day and don’t forget to learn more about Japanese garden go to : WWW.JAPZENGARDENS.ORG

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Understanding Japanese gardens Is THE Key

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Thanks for reading my Japanese gardens blog.

There is SO much to discover about Japanese gardens…rules, history, little nuances, the reasons why they are the way they are, religious meaning, Tea ceremonies etc etc.

My indepth manual will tell you everything you want to know and dare I say …a little more too!

It comes with a beautiful colour photo gallery of Japanese and Zen gardens and you can find out all about it at:  WWW.JAPZENGARDENS.ORG

Take a look and become an expert on Japanese gardens quicker than you think!!

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My Japanese Garden Of The Week-Seattle, U.S.A.

Peaceland -Japanese Garden Photo’s And Details

Thank you for reading my Japanese Garden Blog, I have recently been working on a new exciting development for enthusiasts and been dealing with the countless e mails that I recieve- very gratefully from enthusiasts. One from a lady who wanted to know why paths in Japanese gardens are always curved and never straight. It is generally accepted that this is the case because the Japanese firmly believe that ‘evil ‘ spirits can only travel in a straight line.

Steve a reader of my book ‘Japanese And Zen Gardens’ available at www.japzengardens.org has told me all about a beautiful haven in the UK called ‘PeaceLand’- a superb Japanese and Zen Garden. He is in the process of letting me have ( to publish) for this Blog pictures of the garden. I will be posting these over the next few days and giving you a location to visit. Please do share your thoughts and pictures with me and my readers. Either post them here or e mail me at zeniboltd@aol.com. I would be very interested to hear from you!

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