There are lots of Japanese-gardening books out there that can give you relevant idea on how to develop your own. You can also browse the Internet and surely, you'll be able to get some Japanese gardening resources that can help you for your gardening.



Japanese-gardening is one of the most well-known type of gardening all over the world. Its uniqueness, its really pleasant look brings great satisfaction to people especially to the grower. So, what are the secrets of Japanese gardening that made it more popular than other form of gardening? Unlike the western gardening, the Japanese gardening is more close to nature; that is, it is more meditational and really soul soothing. Those are some of the reasons why more and more people are engaging in this kind of gardening.

In Japanese-gardening, as also found in Japanese gardening books, you have to remember three basic methods for scenery. The first is, the reduced scale and this pertains to taking the images of nature-trees, river,mountain, etc.- to smaller scales. Generalization and abstraction are involved in symbolization and one example of these is the use of white sand or pebbles to symbolize the ocean. And another one is, the borrowed view and this pertains to taking the images of ocean and forest as background.

Japanese-gardening can be essentially classified into two: the Tsukiyami- pertains to a hill garden and basically composed of ponds and hills; the Hiraniwa- the exact opposite of the former; without hills or pond.

So, what are the other secrets of Japanese gardening? Well, when you plan to have you own Japanese garden, the prime components must be present- rocks, gravel, moss,water, hedges, and fences. You have to put in your mind that the most used in Japanese-gardening are rocks because as the Shinto tradition explains, rocks embodies the nature's spirit. Water (in any form) is also essential in Japanese-gardening-- try to find Japanese gardening books to know more elements in Japanese gardening.

Plants in Japanese gardening also convey its uniqueness and one of these is bonsai. Bonsai requires more effort because you need to maintain this time after time. You have to maintain its size, its form by supporting and trimming; by re-potting and wiring the branches to your desired formation.

How to do Japanese gardening can be a challenging task if you desire to have this kind. It needs more effort, however, as they always say, it brings an unexplainable satisfaction of being close to nature; a kind of satisfaction that revitalizes our soul.