| Traditional styles of Japanese gardens include the | | | | garden has an entry gate and a stone path which |
| pond and island style, the dry landscape Zen garden, | | | | leads to the inner garden. Visitors pass through a |
| the Japanese tea garden, a stroll garden, and a | | | | second gate where there is a water basin which is |
| courtyard garden. | | | | used in the ceremony. There is another stone path |
| A pond and island style garden is where a pond is | | | | that goes through the inner garden and the plants |
| created that is large enough for a boat or where a | | | | there are not flowered to prevent any distractions |
| visitor can walk around the border of the pond. All | | | | along the journey. This path leads to the building |
| the plants, rocks, and other features can be seen | | | | where the tea ceremony will be performed. |
| from the pond area. The plants and background | | | | A Japanese stroll garden is a garden that is to be |
| elements are placed so that they blend into the | | | | viewed while you walk around the garden. Paths will |
| natural landscape beyond the garden. There will be | | | | lead the visitor through twists and turns which will |
| small islands with small bridges which span from the | | | | reveal something new to view. These gardens usually |
| shoreline to one or more of the islands and then back | | | | focus on a theme of some landscape found in nature |
| to shore again on a different side. | | | | and are recreated in miniature within the garden. An |
| Zen gardens were primarily used by Buddhist monks | | | | acre or more of land is needed for one of these |
| within their temples. These gardens contain large and | | | | gardens. They will sometimes contain a tea garden |
| small rocks, gravel or sand, and occasionally some | | | | and a pond. |
| moss or a few trees or shrubs. The carefully | | | | A courtyard garden is perfect for a small yard with a |
| positioned rocks symbolize islands. The raked gravel | | | | wooden fence or a stone or brick wall. This is a |
| or sand symbolizes water. | | | | simple design style that is usually built to be observed |
| Japanese tea gardens are a type of garden where a | | | | inside the home. These usually consist of a small |
| tea ceremony can be performed. These gardens | | | | water feature, sometimes a dry stream, a few |
| consist of an outer and inner garden. This is one of | | | | plants, or maybe a tree. |
| the more popular gardens to create. The outer | | | | |