| Japanese gardens create landscapes which
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| | sand, moss and a limited number of trees
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| resembles nature through the careful
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| | an shrubs. Carefully placed stones
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| placement of trees, shrubs, rocks, sand,
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| | symbolize islands while the gravel or
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| artificial hills, ponds, and water. Zen
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| | sand, raked into interesting patterns,
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| and Shinto traditions have greatly
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| | symbolizes water. Zen gardens help clear
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| influenced Japanese gardening and as a
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| | the mind and aid in contemplation.
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| result the gardens are contemplative and
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| | Another type of Japanese garden is the
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| serene spaces. It is essential that all
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| | tea garden. The tea garden is considered
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| the elements work well together within
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| | a ceremonial space which consists of an
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| the garden and that the relationship
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| | outer garden and an inner garden. Tea
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| between rocks, plants and water is well
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| | gardens are small and are ideal for those
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| thought out.
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| | gardens with limited space. The outer
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| The basic landscape elements found in
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| | garden is informal and consists of an
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| most Japanese gardens include trees,
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| | entry gate to and a stone path leading
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| shrubs, rocks, gravel, water, moss,
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| | toward the inner garden. Another stone
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| stones and fences. Boulders are often
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| | path flows through the inner garden,
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| used as centerpieces and provide the
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| | whose plants are more formally placed.
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| garden with a feeling of stability.
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| | The inner path leads to a small building
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| Gravel is used to imitate the flow of
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| | where the actual tea ceremony is
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| water and other small stones are used to
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| | performed.
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| create boundaries and are turned into
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| | Another garden appropriate for a small
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| sculptural lanterns. Water, whether it be
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| | space or patio is the courtyard garden.
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| in the form of a pond, stream, or
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| | The design of the Japanese courtyard
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| waterfall, is an essential part of a
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| | garden is kept simple and is usually
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| Japanese garden. It can be actual water
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| | built to be observed from inside the
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| or a symbolic representation, either way,
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| | house. It could, however, be planned so
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| it is vital to the Japanese garden.
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| | it is a useable outdoor space. Consisting
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| In Japanese gardening there are three
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| | of a few plants, a small water feature, a
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| basic ways to create a landscape scene.
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| | dry stream, or other simple elements, the
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| The first of these is reduced scale.
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| | Japanese courtyard garden allows nature
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| Reduced scale is the art of taking an
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| | and light to flow into your home through
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| actual scene from nature, mountains,
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| | large windows and patio doors.
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| rivers, trees, and all, and reproducing
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| | The above examples are just a few
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| it on a smaller scale. Symbolization is
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| | Japanese garden styles. Before designing
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| abstract and could include using white
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| | and planting your own garden, look
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| sand to symbolize water and boulders to
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| | through some garden books and search for
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| symbolize islands. Borrowed views refers
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| | photos of Japanese gardens online.
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| to the use of distant a landscapes, such
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| | Japanese gardens are intended to create a
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| as a mountain, and incorporating it into
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| | meditative and relaxing experience. A
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| the garden.
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| | little planning and research will help
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| There are several types of Japanese
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| | you design a serene and beautiful
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| gardens. Zen garden are meant to be
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| | landscape which will delight all who
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| viewed rather than entered. They are
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| | visit your garden.
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| comprised of a mix of boulders, gravel or
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