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The Illusionary Beauty of Japanese Courtyard Gardens
The Japanese courtyard garden is not a garden that is actually entered and used… it is built specifically for visual […]
Determining Your Needs and Desires For Your Japanese Garden
Understanding and an appreciation of the nature and spirit of Japanese gardens must come before you begin the planning and […]
Japanese Garden Books – Zen Gardens
The New Zen Garden: Designing Quiet Spaces A thousand years of tradition comes to life in the contemporary gardens showcased […]
Japanese Garden Design – Hill and Pond Style
The hill and pond style of Japanese gardens is quite popular. Also known as the “pond and island” style, it’s […]
Japanese Tea Gardens
Japanese tea gardens are a fairly new garden concept, only being introduced to the Japanese culture sometime between 300 and […]
Japanese Garden Books – Growing Garden Plants
Books List Garden Plants of Japan Japanese plants have had an unmistakable influence on the gardens of the world. Who […]
Variety In Garden Plants – How Do You Determine What Garden Plants To Buy?
Have you ever walked by someone’s front garden and thought – what were they thinking? The mixture and variety of […]
How to Grow Bamboo
Bamboo is a mysterious and elusive plant that baffles taxonomists who try to contain it within a botanical class and […]
Japanese Stroll Gardens
Japanese stroll gardens are very large park gardens. These were a legacy from the Chinese imperial hunting parks that Japanese […]
Growing and Caring for Rhododendrons and Azaleas
Azaleas can be either evergreen or deciduous. Deciduous Azaleas are known as Mollis or Exbury Azaleas. They bloom in the […]
Japanese Rock Garden (Zen Garden)
The Japanese rock garden is known by a few names: dry-landscape style, Zen garden, flat garden style, and Kare-Sansui (which […]