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Our Oriental Rock Garden Design

This Japanese garden design was divided into 3 parts, the foreground, middle distance andbackground. The foreground contains the level gravel. Similar gravel can be found in front ofthe mansion.

Raked gravel is used represents the trials of life. When our life goes smoothly, the gravel is

raked in straight lines. When our life is hard it is raked into waves. In general, the gravel israked straight, but curved around the rocks.

The middle distance does contain a pond with land jutting out from the sides. This helps toincrease the spaciousness. The rear of the pond does contain focal points of dry waterfalls, abridge and rock island.

The background consists of an enclosing hill and trees that merge intothe hills. This is making use of borrowed scenery. Careful placement of rocks is symbolic ofthe raging rapids.

The secret for a successful Japanese garden design is to have something in the centre.The centre should never be open.

Significant Plants used in Japanese Garden Design

Mandarin and cherry trees are suitable for your Japanese garden. Design a mandarin and

a cherry tree into your concept. The cherry blossom is symbolic of the birth of spring, time is

moving on and the seasons are changing. Thesymbolismis also applicable for your lifes

journey.

Use lotus flowers in the water feature. Azaleas are also famous in Japanese

gardens. Sacred bamboo, clean cut with woody stems removed are essential for the

garden design. This plant will love shade.

This Japanese garden consists of three distinct areas. The first is the wooden deck which has

integrated the garden with the home. It has thereby introduced the human aspect. It is

focused on using natural materials such as wood and bamboo. A stone water basin is placed

at your entrance. This will allow visitors to cleanse their, hands, mouth and spirit.
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The dry stone garden is used to symbolize the ruggedness and strength of nature. The raked

gravel represents our trials of life. The water in our pond reflects the natural landscape,

symbolic of the spiritual reflections your visitors will experience. The whole garden is an

imitation of nature on a smaller scale. It mimics mountains, lakes and fields and represents

life journey of the gardens owner.

As a variation, you may could the wooden deck with agazebo or pergola. The shelter could

provide greater enjoyment of your garden.

Plant List for the Japanese Garden Design:

1. Mixed planting:

Ferns, grasses and irises

Liriope muscari

Rumohra adiantiformis

Ophiopogon japonicus Kyoto

Scirpus cernius
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All season evergreen lawn (instead of moss)

Sagina Aurea2. Phyllostachys viridi bambusoides Sulphurea3. Pinus thunbergiana4. Ficus Natasha5. Nandina domestica pygmaea6. Camelia japonica7. Azalea8. Leptospermum scoparium Cherry Brandy9. Rhaphiolepis Kruschenia

10.Acer palmatum atropurpureum


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big blue lilyturf- Liriope muscari

It is a tufted, grass-likeperennialwhich typically grows 3045 cm (1218 in) tall and features

clumps of strap-like, arching, glossy, dark green leaves to inch wide (1.3 cm). Clumps slowly

expand by short stolons to a width of about 30 cm (12 in), but plants do not spread aggressively.

Kyoto- Ophiopogon japonicas

It is anevergreen,sod-formingperennial plant. Theleavesare linear, 2040 cm long.

Theflowersare white to pale lilac, borne in a shortracemeon a 510 cm stem. Thefruitis a

blueberry5 mm diameter.[1]The roots are large stolens with tuberous roots.

Sagina subulata Aurea

An extremely popular groundcover plant, this forms a very low moss-like carpet of bright neon-

yellow foliage. Tiny little white flowers begin to appear in late spring. Excellent for filling in

between the cracks of flagstone paving, in the rock garden as a lawn substitute.
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Japanese Bamboo -Phyllostachys viridi bambusoides

Japanese bamboo grows 4 to 8 feet tall with stout, bushy, somewhat woody stalks. It spreads rapidly by

stout underground rhizomes and offshoots or "suckers."

Cherry tree Prunusserrulata

The Japanese cherry tree tends to be anywhere from 40 to 50 feet in height and somewhere

between 25 and 40 feet in width. Adult trees can obviously grow larger and wider; however, due

to the relatively narrow and specific climate conditions in which the trees thrive, these larger trees

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heavenly bamboo - Nandina domestica 'Pygmaea' Height: 3 to 4 feet Spread: 1 to 3 feet

Grow in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Some tolerance for full shade, but foliage is

probably brighter in sun. Tolerates drought and wide range of soils, but prefers moist, humusy soils. Best fruiting occurs when grown in

groups as opposed to single specimens. This shrub is evergreen in warm winter climates, but typically loses its foliage (becomes

deciduous) as soon as winter temperatures dip below 10F.

Rose of winter- Camell ia japonic aheight: 8-15 width: 5-10

Camellia japonica is a floweringtreeorshrub, usually 1.56 metres (4.920 ft) tall, but occasionally up to 11 metres (36 ft)

tall. Some cultivated varieties achieve a size of 72m or more. The youngest branches are purplish-brown, becoming

grayish-brown as they age. The alternate leathery leaves are dark green on the top side, paler on the underside, usually511 centimetres (2.04.3 in) long by 2.56 centimetres (1.02.4 in) wide with a stalk (petiole) about 510 millimetres

(0.20.4 in) long. The base of the leaf is pointed (cuneate), the margins are very finely toothed (serrulate) and the tip

somewhat pointed.

Azaleas (pron.:/zeli/) are floweringshrubscomprising two of the eight subgenera of the

genusRhododendron,Tsutsuji(evergreen) andPentanthera(deciduous). Azaleas bloom in spring in the Northern hemisphere and in winter in

the Southern hemisphere, their flowers often lasting several weeks. Shade tolerant, they prefer living near or under trees.

Rhododendron Albrechtii. ( Deciduous Species Azalea). Open, clematis-like 1 inch pink flowers in April and May.

Height and spread 8ft x 8ft. Hardy, but best in a sheltered position in part shade to protect the early flowerbuds from

damage.

Rhododendron Reticulatum. ( Deciduous Species Azalea). Star shaped purple blooms in May. Height and spread 8f

x 8ft. Very hardy.
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Maple tree Acer palmatum is adeciduousshrubor smalltreereaching heights

of 6 to 10 m (20 to 33 ft), rarely 16 metres (52 ft), often growing as an understory plant in shady woodlands. It may have multiple trunks joining

close to the ground. In habit, it is often shaped like a hemisphere (especially when younger) or takes on adome-like form, especially when

mature.
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