Because of this, Grzybek said it’s easier to explain to people what a Japanese garden is not and what it should not include. “If you just take a lantern and put it in your landscape ...

Bamboo, rocks and stone lanterns are among the common elements found in Japanese gardens. Photo by Kevin Legnon. Every tree and shrub is purposely pruned in a way that leaves openings to allow the ...

COFFS Harbour’s Botanic Garden will glitter with more than flowers next month during the night-time Japanese Lantern Festival and Feast. Hundreds of lanterns are set to be floated on the lake as ...

Japanese gardens are based on a simple design, typically featuring plants and trees native to Japan; rocks; water as ponds, streams or waterfalls; bridges and stone lanterns, per Japeto ...

A courtyard garden needs little space and few elements, Deridder says. A water feature, a stone lantern, two or three plants and a few large rocks are enough. Japanese gardens reflect nature with ...

"Consisting of traditional Japanese bridges, lanterns, plant life and structures, the garden is the only one of its type in the world to be designed by a Japanese woman - Taki Handa. "These ...