The Japanese Garden Nursery Landscaping Guide
The Japanese Garden –Concept And Design Elements
By Suzzie T Franklin
The Japanese garden is an integral part of the Japanese culture,
and gardening is seen as an activity to achieve not only a beautiful
garden but also to achieve a feeling of peace and harmony.
This may be the only calming aspect that a person has in their
daily, hectic lives. Japan is a highly overpopulated country,
which means that many citizens do not have a large area for gardening.
However, a good solution to this is to create a miniature garden
using the bonsai art.
Basic Concepts Of A Japanese Garden
When one is creating the Japanese garden one must understand
a few basic concepts. The main thing to remember is that all gardens
that are authentic Japanese require three basic elements. These
elements are water, stone and some green.
The Japanese believe that water is equal to life. The water must
also flow from east to west, just as the sun rises and sets. Stones
are a critical piece of the garden because they act as the peace
element.
Emphasis Is On The Rocks And Water
The stone is placed by humans when making the garden, but it
must look as if it has been there for decades. Green is another
element in the garden, but the emphasis is placed more on the
rocks and water than on the greenery.
Now that one knows the basic elements needed for a Japanese garden,
they must find out how to create one. Creating a bonsai tree garden
based on the Japanese form can be learned from books, the internet,
and even a nursery from which one can buy bonsai trees and bonsai
supplies.
If one looks on the internet, then they can find a variety of
bonsai books that teach one how to keep these delicate trees alive
while keeping the idea of the Japanese art form intact.
The elements of the Japanese garden exhibit the strength and
serenity of the Japanese culture. One can learn many things by
understanding how to create a garden based on the elements of
bonsai.
No matter if one incorporates the bonsai art or if they leave
it out, one thing is for sure; gardening is an art all to itself
that can help a person to get back to nature and what is important
in this life.
About the Author:
Suzzie T Franklin has written a number of articles on gardening
and landscaping including
Bonsai Trees,
Bonsai Plants,
Outdoor Bonsai Trees,
Indoor Bonsai Trees,
White Flowers,
Fruit Trees,
Tole Painting,
Lady Slipper Flower,
Plastic Flower Pot,
Zen Garden,
Wire Topiary Frames,
Window Bird Feeders,
Planting Guide,
Flower Seeds,
Gardening Vegetable,
Garden Furniture,
Tropical Fish Hobbyist,
Aquarium Heaters,
Aquarium Fish Tank,
Aquarium Fish Food,
Aquarium Decoration,
Freshwater Aquarium Fish,
Marine Aquarium Fish,
Saltwater Aquarium Fish,
Tropical Aquariums.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Little Known Gardening Facts....
How much plant food should I use?
You do not want to use a lot of plant food.
Please remember that you are dealing with a small tree in a small
area. Use just the recommended dosage on the package of fertilizer.
If you are using organic fertilizer, you
can find the recommended dosage on the internet or purchase a
book to help you know how to care for your bonsai tree. That way
you will have all the information you need right at the tips of
your fingers and you will not have to worry about constantly looking
up the information on the internet.
What is the history of bonsai trees?
Historians believe that the bonsai tree came
to us from the Han Dynasty when people wanted small trees to decorate
their houses and their gardens. This was courtesy of the Chinese
people. Later the Japanese began to use the trees during the Tokugawa
period to landscape their property and began to use a variety
of trees in their plantings.
These were not dwarf plants rather they were regular trees used
to make the bonsai tree through careful pruning and potting. Special
containers and skills were needed so it became a pastime of the
wealthier and was a mark of the nobility to have landscapes that
featured these special living art pieces.
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