| This article gives us idea on how to do | | | | the ocean. And another one is, the borrowed |
| Japanese gardening that is effective and that | | | | view and this pertains to taking the images |
| will surely bring the kind of satisfaction | | | | of ocean and forest as background. |
| when you do it on your own. It is essential | | | | |
| to realize that even if you are not in Japan, | | | | Japanese-gardening can be essentially |
| you can still make your own Japanese garden | | | | classified into two: the Tsukiyami- pertains |
| that you desire. | | | | to a hill garden and basically composed of |
| | | | ponds and hills; the Hiraniwa- the exact |
| There are lots of Japanese-gardening books | | | | opposite of the former; without hills or |
| out there that can give you relevant idea on | | | | pond. |
| how to develop your own. You can also browse | | | | |
| the Internet and surely, you'll be able to | | | | So, what are the other secrets of Japanese |
| get some Japanese gardening resources that | | | | gardening? Well, when you plan to have you |
| can help you for your gardening. | | | | own Japanese garden, the prime components |
| | | | must be present- rocks, gravel, moss,water, |
| Japanese-gardening is one of the most | | | | hedges, and fences. You have to put in your |
| well-known type of gardening all over the | | | | mind that the most used in Japanese-gardening |
| world. Its uniqueness, its really pleasant | | | | are rocks because as the Shinto tradition |
| look brings great satisfaction to people | | | | explains, rocks embodies the nature's spirit. |
| especially to the grower. So, what are the | | | | Water (in any form) is also essential in |
| secrets of Japanese gardening that made it | | | | Japanese-gardening-- try to find Japanese |
| more popular than other form of gardening? | | | | gardening books to know more elements in |
| Unlike the western gardening, the Japanese | | | | Japanese gardening. |
| gardening is more close to nature; that is, | | | | |
| it is more meditational and really soul | | | | Plants in Japanese gardening also convey its |
| soothing. Those are some of the reasons why | | | | uniqueness and one of these is bonsai. Bonsai |
| more and more people are engaging in this | | | | requires more effort because you need to |
| kind of gardening. | | | | maintain this time after time. You have to |
| | | | maintain its size, its form by supporting and |
| In Japanese-gardening, as also found in | | | | trimming; by re-potting and wiring the |
| Japanese gardening books, you have to | | | | branches to your desired formation. |
| remember three basic methods for scenery. The | | | | |
| first is, the reduced scale and this pertains | | | | How to do Japanese gardening can be a |
| to taking the images of nature-trees, | | | | challenging task if you desire to have this |
| river,mountain, etc.- to smaller scales. | | | | kind. It needs more effort, however, as they |
| Generalization and abstraction are involved | | | | always say, it brings an unexplainable |
| in symbolization and one example of these is | | | | satisfaction of being close to nature; a kind |
| the use of white sand or pebbles to symbolize | | | | of satisfaction that revitalizes our soul. |