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Japanese Garden
Three of the main features of a true Japanese garden are:
- A Koi Pond
- Bamboo Fencing
- Laid Stone Paths
It is not that difficult to put a Japanese garden into practice. Don’t go over the top as I am reminded of an English man who put his heart and sole into a Japanese garden and had an opportunity to invite a Japanese colleague over on a business trip to his home. On showing his visitor his lovely garden his visitor remarked that he had never seen anything like that at home.
As with most gardens a combination of elements is most important. The climate has to be quite mild as most of the plant chosen would not last through a sever frost, although you can protect your trees with appropriate covering
Many of the plant used in a Japanese garden will be familiar to you, for an example Weeping Willow. This would look it’s best over your Koi pond with its branches just above the water surface.
If you are near marsh land or have an area of marsh on your land this would be an ideal place to start your garden. Quite a few Japanese plants like the damp or wet ground but you do have to be careful because some plants like certain Azeleas hate to sit in water.
Bamboo is the wood of choice for fencing in your garden. You can buy this in different length’s at your local garden centre, do bare in mind that this is quite expensive so do think about the placement of this in your design. You could always choose to use Japanese privet to complement the bamboo.
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