Landscaping Growing in Popularity
The Japanese style of landscaping has the goal of
recreating the serenity of a natural environment. Fundamental ingredients used
include carefully placed stone, statuary, bonsai, and fish ponds. Bonsai is a
traditional technique of training small trees to encourage their growth into
certain shapes; it is one of the Japanese arts. Relaxing strolls through the
garden are laid out with formal paths.
A number of basic guidelines apply when planning
Japanese landscaping. The first being that plants and other elements not be
located symmetrically. Nature is asymmetrical. Flowers and trees don't
naturally grow lined up in rows or in square formations. The impression to aim
for is a space that does not look man-made.
Another guideline of Japanese landscaping is that it
must not be crowded. Because yards can be small, sometimes people want to fit
in as many plants as possible. This can easily end up looking chaotic and
messy. Just like with the Japanese sense of interior decorating, a minimum of
plants cleverly arranged can generate an innate harmony of visual calm.
A roughly triangular pattern appears commonly in
Japanese landscaping. For example, there are three plants you want to plant,
the largest is located first as an anchor point of the triangle. The next
largest becomes the second point on the triangle, and the third largest plant
the other point. This arrangement helps balance the aesthetic mass of the three
elements.
Symbolic meanings are associated with plants and other
elements used in Japanese landscaping. Deciduous trees, for example, like the
colorful Japanese maple, stand for the change that is constant all through
life, since they show a different aspect of themselves every season. On the
other hand, evergreen trees stand firm and stable. In order for something
always to be in bloom in the garden, flowers are often planted that will bloom
sequentially. The colors seen in a Japanese landscape garden tend to be pastel
and subtle. In fact, subtle is a good word to keep in mind when planning out
your Japanese landscape garden.
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