Moss Makes a No-Care Lawn. Moss Acres - Gardening with moss and growing moss. Japanese rock garden. Ryōan-ji (late 15th century) in Kyoto, Japan, a famous example of a zen garden A mountain, waterfall, and gravel "river" at Daisen-in (1509–1513) History[edit] Early Japanese rock gardens[edit]
Photographs of rock zen gardens - Japanese garden photo. Japanese Garden - The Helpful Gardener. Design Principles There are certain intrinsic principles that one needs to grasp to successfully capture the spirit of the Japanese garden.
Most importantly, nature is the ideal that you must strive for. You can idealize it, even symbolize it, but you must never create something that nature itself cannot. For example, you would never find a square pond in the wild, so do not put one in your garden. You may certainly use a waterfall, but not a fountain. Poultry Grit Granite "Sand" Ratio. Japanese Garden Design Book. Bonsai Boy of New York Bonsai Trees and Accessories.