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Japanese Gardening in the USA
 

Japanese Garden Styles
Japanese garden style fall into three main catagories. Karesansui or sand, rock and dry landscape style. Tsukiyama which is characterised by hills, ponds, bridges and trees in a style that represents that which may be found in nature. Chaniwa gardens which were built for Tea ceremonies

Tsukiyama gardens attempt to create an idealized representaation of nature. The illusion created of a hill in the garden, with ponds, bridges and trees characterize this style of garden. Streams, waterfalls and even lawns are incorporated into this style of garden. Hashibasami-no-ishi are the stones set as supports either side of the end of a bridge to symbolize strength. Ike are ponds or water features.

Karesansui or 'Zen' gardens are dry landscape gardens,sand represents water, rocks represent hills or mountains, small roccks may represent streams. Often found in monastries, thesse gardens are often meant to viewed from a fixed point, a place to contemplate, sand may be raked into different patterns to create different feelings.

Chaniwa gardens are a more formal style thate were built for Tea ceremonies often surrounding or leading to a tea house. Chaniwa gardens are characterized by, stone lanterns, water basins or "tsukubai" placed for washing the hands and stepping stones leading to the tea house. The "tsukubai" is the lower water bowl, guests to the tea house needed to bend or kneel to wash their hands, this is to humble the guest before entering, a second style of water bowl is the "chozubachi" a taller bowl, these were set outside temples, again for hand washing. Tea gardens are also called Rojiniwa.

Japanese gardens are about the shapes you find in nature, no rectangular ponds in a Japanese Garden. If you are looking for an authentic Japanese Garden you would do well to consult a specialist landscape architect, however elements that create a Japanese feel to a garden can be added with careful planning.

The Shishi Odoshi is a Japanese 'deer scarer' or 'deer chaser', it is water powered and made from bamboo and even if you do not have a deer problem this is an interesting addition to the Japanese water garden.


Elements and plants for a Japanese Style Garden

Elements to consider for a Japanes Garden:

  • Water, running water, ponds or symbolic water in the form of raked sand.
  • Rocks.
  • Stone Lanterns
  • A teahouse or pavilion.
  • Bamboo Hedge, fence or enclosure.
  • A bridge to an island or across a stream.
  • Stepping stones.

Plants to consider include:

Most plants in a Japanese Garden will be evergreen, deciduose plants are used as accent plants or features.

  • Cherry Blossom Tree, Japanese Maple Tree or Gingko Tree on an island.
  • Camelias and Azaleas.
  • Bamboo
  • Moss
  • Flowering Plum Tree
  • Mondo Grass
 





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