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Japanese Gardens Vs. Western Gardens
By Abbey Terreno, Tue Jan 10th
Japanese Gardens vs Western Gardens
Japanese gardens can be found at Buddhist temples or Shintoshrines but they are finding their way into many famous westernlandmarks such as the Japanese Tea Gardens in San Franciso,California and the Chicago Botanic Garden. These beautifulgardens are also popular in private homes. What is the difference between a Japanese garden and aWestern garden?
The Western garden usually has more of a utilitarian purpose.The Japanese garden is intended to represent nature. The Western garden may use a variety of colors, such as in afloral border. The Japanese garden focuses mainly on the colorgreen with trees and shrubs providing a subtle variety ofshades. If color is used at all, it is usually in a solid block. Western gardens often have large trees along with smaller
shrubsthat may have been trimmed into geometric shapes. Japanesegardens like to train plants and trees to try and capture theessential shape of the plant. Most Western gardeners tend to employ a 50-50 symmetricalbalance with a central focus point. Japanese gardens have a60-40 or 70-30 balance and the focal point is never in thecenter of the garden. While both Western and Japanese gardens use water, stone andother garden elements, the Western gardens typically featurefountains, benches and statuary that are meant to stand outagainst the natural background. The Japanese gardens willcontain rustic stone, lanterns, water basins and bamboo fenceswhich blend in with their natural surroundings. Whether for viewing from a path or for sitting in contemplation,the Japanese garden will provide a beautiful Eastern oasis tothe hurried Western world. About the author:Abbey Terreno loves to share her extensive knowledge ongardening and landscape design. See more of her articles athttp://www.completelandscapedesign.com.
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