Creating a beautiful Japanese garden doesn’t need you to have a lot of space in your backyard. By incorporating a few key elements, you can create a stunning and peaceful and distinctly Japanese themed garden in no time.
1. Rock Gardens
Sand and rock gardens without water help create river and mountain view inspired gardenscapes. These are very populara and widely used in Japanese themed gardens and can be very easily maintained too.
2. Moss Gardens
The versatility and resilience of moss makes it one of the key features of any Japanese garden design. You can create as extensive or as low maintenance moss designs as your space allows or use it with a water feature or in a small part of your garden.
3. Gardens with Koi Fish Ponds
Koi ponds add color and life to your Japanese garden. These are also very handy in indicating a theme when you don’t have the space to put in a lot of elements.
4. Gardens with bridges
If you have a sizable garden, adding a bridge will help communicate the Japanese theme very naturally and elegantly.
5. Gardens with Shishi-odoshi
The Japanese bamboo-based water feature called Shishi-odoshi was originally developed to scare birds and keep them away from fruit bearing trees. The bamboo stick fills up as the water trickles into it and when the heavier end falls, it creates a crash that deters birds from messing up your garden.
6. Gardens with Japanese Lanterns
Japanese lanterns created in stone add beauty and light to your garden. They are also very handy at adding interesting elements to your space without filling it up with plants. However, these should be used very sparingly as they can overwhelm a space easily.
