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Ornamental Grasses
Enrich your theme garden through ornamental grasses. Ornamental grasses may be grown in your garden amongst the flowers or clumped in an open space for a natural effect and to add a vertical dimension. If you decide to add them to a flower garden, choose the type carefully, for some are extremely invasive and others may cast unwanted shade over your flowers.Mar. 6, 2006
Japanese Garden Design: The Practical Use of Stones and Boulders
Innovation in design. There is a variety of elements used throughout a Japanese garden, but the three most important and basic ones that you will find in every garden design are: rocks, plants and water features. In this article, we are going to focus on rocks, a very visible and useful Japanese garden element that has many viable and practical applications, along with its aesthetic qualities.Feb. 1, 2006
Japanese Gardens vs Western Gardens
A brief comparison of cultural gardening. Japanese gardens can be found at Buddhist temples or Shinto shrines but they are finding their way into many famous western landmarks such as the Japanese Tea Gardens in San Franciso, California and the Chicago Botanic Garden. These beautiful gardens are also popular in private homes.Jan. 16, 2006
Feng Shui and Water Features
An introduction to Feng Shui and its elements. Feng Shui (translated literally means wind and water), dating back over 5000 years, is the ancient Chinese art of positioning objects for harmony and balance in the environment. Water plays an important part in this traditional belief. Water is equated with the flow of Chi which is the energy or life force of the universe, believed to be present in all living things. Where Chi flows freely and accumulates there is health, abundance and prosperity. Where Chi stagnates there is illness and decay.Jan. 16, 2006
Growing Japanese Bonsai Trees for Bonsai Gardens
A deeper look into Bonsai gardens. As you go through the history of Japanese bonsai trees (among others), you will note that this term is used to refer to a ‘plant in a pot’. As per the information provided on Harvard's Arnold Arboretum site, "the ancient Chinese were the first to miniaturize trees for ornamental purposes, around A.D. 200. Later, the Japanese, who used it to create beautiful gardens, adopted the bonsai technique.Jan. 16, 2006
Bonsai
Japanese Garden of Monaco
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