The people of Japan have been fond of landscapes and gardens for more than 500 years. This is especially true when it comes to Zen gardens, which are an ancient Buddhist practice. One of the primary aspects of the Zen and Zen Garden concepts is about creating art out of a landscape, and this is where ancient traditional Japanese landscape garden design comes from.
In today’s world, there are only a few dozen traditional Japanese gardens that you can find around the world, and some of them are famous. They can be found in places other than Japan, but Japan has its fair share of small and large Japanese garden landscapes. The Japanese garden concept is all about the essence behind creating your own small little world in a backyard or garden space.
For many Americans, Japanese gardens involve a lot of Japanese elements such as bonsai trees and bamboo plants, but there are many other characteristics and facets that need to be considered when it comes to creating a true Japanese garden landscape. Japanese landscaping design is actually an art form not unlike painting or brush calligraphy in Japan, and there is a devotion to these gardens that is unlike any other.
Many contractors that specialize in Japanese landscaping design have spent time working in the creation of specialized Japanese gardens. There are several different varieties of Japanese gardens, and each come with their own cost depending on the complexity involved. There are Japanese dry gardens or rock gardens for example, which utilize huge rocks, water pouring over the rocks and clever landscaping that turns the garden space into a lush waterfall. There are other gardens that use sand for the representation of water, surrounding huge rocks that are designed to represent countries.
In order to create a Japanese garden landscape that is authentic in feeling, you are going to want something that is calm and tranquil, allowing you to hear the water and take in the calm sights, which means your garden should be secluded away from noisy streets and neighbors.
Japanese garden landscapes may also have walls and gates, especially those incorporating natural elements like Bamboo, as Bamboo stalks can be found in most of the countries across Asia. You will also find a variety of different Flora elements including Sakura, the Japanese cherry blossom, Bonsai and Pine trees, which are all often found in the Japanese garden setting. There are a number of other pieces of decoration that you can utilize such as a Koi pond, small natural bridges, stone lanterns, stone steps and other tranquil natural elements that lend to the creation of a tranquil and inviting space.
If you want to create your own Japanese garden landscape, first read up on the elements that are traditionally Japanese, and then you can focus on implementing them in your own unique way.
Photo Credits: _Harry Lime_
Originally posted 2009-09-14 03:24:39. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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