When I started this project I wanted to construct a garden that wouldn’t create a lot of extra daily/weekly upkeep. I also wanted to create a space that was usable both during the day and the evening. In order to help with the reduction of upkeep, I decided to utilize containers for most of myContinue reading “Step 11 – Water and Electrical”
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Step 12 – Plants
Probably the most important part of my project was plant selection and placement. It was important to me to pick plants that not only provided some level of authenticity to a traditional Japanese garden but would also survive the southern California sun and summer heat. Given the planting zones falling in the 9-11 range certain “traditional” Japanese garden plants wereContinue reading “Step 12 – Plants”
Reference Material for Your Own Japanese Garden
When I decided to create my Japanese Garden, I wanted to be sure that I incorporated not only my ideas based on Japanese and other Asian gardens I had visited, but also elements which were true to authentic Asian gardens worldwide. I have visited various Asian based gardens in the United States, Japan, China andContinue reading “Reference Material for Your Own Japanese Garden”
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