By: Keith Elliott | 2010-04-01 | Gardening A brief introduction to Japanese gardens and what they may look like. Types of Japanese gardens, dry gardens, zen gardens, tea gardens. How scenery is "borrowed" from the surrounding area to enhance the visiting experience. read more
By: Hattie Horton | 2011-03-25 | Gardening The term Japanese Garden is a Japanese style, can be found at private homes, in neighborhood or city parks, and at historical landmarks such as Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and old castles. In Japanese culture, garden-making is a high art, intimately related to the linked arts of calligraphy and ink painting. read more
By: Keith Elliott | 2010-04-01 | Gardening What kind of structures for your Japanese garden are most suited to you? That will depend on the type of garden you envision. Will it be a stroll garden, a Japanese tea garden complete with tea house, perhaps a walled garden as is the case at Ryoan-ji in Japan. read more
By: Christina Xio | 2011-04-27 | Landscaping Familiar with Japanese landscape gardens? Well, it has been a very important art of Japanese society, dating back to several centuries. The three broad divisions of these gardens are hill gardens, tea gardens and dry gardens. Let’s see what the differences among these three are and how much do they actually relate to their names. read more
By: Keith Elliott | 2010-04-01 | Gardening A Japanese garden without a pond? Unthinkable! Digging your pond is the hard part. Make certain your liner is carefully installed to ensure long life. read more
By: Keith Elliott | 2010-04-01 | Gardening Perhaps nothing conveys the feeling of a Japanese garden more than the Japanese Maple. The acer palmatum is both the basic maple, as well as the rootstock used for Japanese maple hybrids. The Japanese maple is much loved for its' magnificent fall colors. read more
By: jamesking | 2011-08-08 | Gardening The garden is an location of the household which is often utilised for every entertaining and relaxation, so it truly is substantial which you merely make a decision on plants that not just suit your way of life but also appear pretty excellent and are functional. Style to uncover out how you might pick the ideal plants for you. read more
By: Jamie Keife | 2011-11-09 | Gardening There are various types of gardening today such as indoor, water gardening, community, and native plan gardening. Moreover, there are other types that are slowly emerging from century-long concealment. read more
By: Keith Elliott | 2010-04-01 | Gardening The rhododendron species is one of the most popular plantings for Japanese gardens. The often spectacular blooms in the spring are sadly only short lived. However, the plants themselves look good all year long. read more
By: Derek Farley | 2011-01-06 | Home & Family When you're thinking about adding a garden shed to your property, it can be difficult to know where to start, including selecting a style that suits your purpose. Building styles and levels of complexity abound. So it helps to be clear about your purpose for adding the structure. read more
By: Keith Elliott | 2010-04-01 | Gardening The dry garden, or karesansui garden, replaces real water with an artificial representation. Usually in the form of sand or extremely fine gravel. Rock groupings represent whole islands, or even the ancient turtle. read more
By: Keith Elliott | 2010-04-01 | Gardening The bamboo baddies. Running bamboos are the ones which cause all the trouble you hear about. Lifting up sidewalks, choking everything else out, just not well behaved at all. Keep them contained - or you're in trouble! read more
By: Keith Elliott | 2010-04-01 | Gardening Clumping bamboo, as opposed to running bamboo, is the more civilized of the two types of plants. When shopping for bamboo plants, make sure you know what to look for first. read more
By: Amy C. | 2010-03-27 | Gardening If you've grown a container garden or two but want to advance your gardening and decorating skills, Japanese garden design is the way to go. This ancient form of garden design was created to promote peace and tranquility. You can be relaxing in your own paradise in no time by including these 5 key ingredients in your garden. read more