About Japanese Gardening!
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There are different ways to make your garden look good. For those that want to make it look simple and yet elegant, you can try Japanese gardening.
Japanese gardening has been around for centuries. What makes it so unique is that you are able to do a lot with less. There are three types of landscape gardens that you can do for your home namely Tsukiyama or hill garden, Karesansui or dry garden and Chaniwa or tea garden.
The Tsukiyama or hill garden may consist of a hill, a pond, trees, stones, flowers, pathways and even a bridge. The objective here is to create a miniature reproduction of a natural scenery.
The materials used for the Karesansui or dry garden are much different. Here, you get to use gravel, sand and stones with patches of moss to represent mountains. Its design is strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism but you don’t have to be a Buddhist to try this style in your home.
The Chaniwa or tea garden is usually built for a tea ceremony since it often has pathway made of stones and lanterns leading to a tea house. This is great if your
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