Japanese Gardens - Written by Ethan

Abstract This report is about Japanese gardens. There are many elements that are special to Japanese gardens. I wanted to find out about them. I found out that the idea of a Japanese garden comes from a love of the beauty of nature.

The Elements Found in a Japanese Garden Some of the elements used are: rocks,bridges,lanterns,plants and sometimes teahouses. The gardens are often set in very scenic locations. This green spacious garden uses rocks

The idea of a Japanese garden has taken some 100,000 years to fully develop. For years Japanese gardens have been havens of peace and beauty. The Cherry blossoms (sakura) remind people that life is beautiful but fragile and brief. There are songs written titled ‘Sakura’. Many schools in Japan have blossom trees in their grounds.

The Moss Garden has been given the name ‘Saiho’. It is a mossy place that is lush and green.

Nature is a very important to Japanese people. They believe that trees have two lives. The first one is when the tree is alive and the other is when it dies and rots and returns goodness to the soil.

Bonsai Bonsai are dwarfed trees in pots. Some Japanese have had a bonsai tree for generations and they are real treasures and valuable. To create a bonsai the grower pruned the branches and the roots so the tree can’t grow any bigger. Zen Gardens Zen gardens are rock gardens. The rocks represent mountains. There are only rocks in these gardens so that means that there will very little weeding to do. Zen gardens were created at the temples of buddhism during the Muromachi period (1336 - 1573) . You are supposed to view these from a garden seat.