Japanese gardens are built mainly for two reasons: recreation or meditation. �The earliest forms of Japanese gardens borrowed heavily from Chinese styles before it evolved into its own. � Traditional Japanese gardens are characterized by miniaturized versions of landscapes. �They are often referred to as natural�art�in a limited space.
A Japanese garden consists of several elements including water, rocks and sand, garden architecture and bridges, stone lanterns, water basins, fish, trees, and flowers. �The end result is almost like a landscape painting or a postcard picture with everything in its place with nothing left to chance. �There is nothing wild about a Japanese garden with everything trimmed according to the intention of the designer.
Given these precise �specifications, homeowners might easily be intimidated by the apparent degree of work involved in maintaining a�Japanese garden. �Although it would require some planning to come up with one’s own Japanese garden, it can be done. �It is actually a simpler process than creating other gardens since it is based on working on existing landscape conditions. �A Japanese garden design always takes into account what is naturally available instead of seeking to destroy in order to build.
The simplest Japanese garden can be achieved using a�manageable�area size. �Garden owners are advised �not to take on more than they can handle at once. �The first thing to do is choose the area to be redone as the garden. �Keeping in mind the garden elements mentioned above, people can choose which ones to incorporate in their garden.
Remember that everything can be done in a smaller scale. �The water element can be represented by small garden structures that make use of flowing water. �Stone lanterns and designer rocks can be�strategically�placed in designated areas. �Grass�maintenance�need not even be a concern due to the availability of synthetic grass such as those offered by�Global Synthetic Grass Australia. �An easy-to-do Japanese garden can be finished in no time.
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About the Guest Blogger
Joel Hunter is a landscape designer connected with �GlobalSyntheticGrass.com.au .