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Ornamental Grasses

Tue, 06 Mar 2006 18:07:00 GMT

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.

Japanese Garden Design: The Practical Use of Stones and Boulders

Thu, 01 Feb 2006 23:04:00 GMT

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.

Japanese Gardens vs Western Gardens

Thu, 18 Jan 2006 19:36:00 GMT

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.

Feng Shui and Water Features

Tue, 16 Jan 2006 23:49:00 GMT

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.

Growing Japanese Bonsai Trees for Bonsai Gardens

Tue, 16 Jan 2006 23:01:00 GMT

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.

Bonsai

Sat, 13 Jan 2006 20:16:00 GMT

A deeper look into the art of bonsai. Today most people are somewhat familiar with bonsai trees, but few realize that bonsai is actually a millennia-old art form. A Japanese word, bonsai can literally be translated as “tray planting”, but it is much more than that. Creating and growing bonsai, an art that has changed dramatically over time from is initial origins in Asia, requires not only artistic talent but a solid knowledge of horticulture.

Japanese Garden of Monaco

Sat, 13 Jan 2006 18:45:00 GMT

A preview of the Japanese art of gardening. Have you ever seen an authentic Japanese garden? Well, I had the chance of seeing the one in Monaco and was really impressed too. Wanna taste a little Japanese culture? Stepping on this ground is escaping from the real world into a fantasy land. You suddenly find yourself in a typical Japanese natural setting like the ones you see in marvelous paintings. The only thing that's missing is the fog. Instead, the Mediterranean sun reveals all minute details in a warm light.