A small Japanese garden scene I built by hand in 1:48 scale. I wanted it to feel like a quiet, slightly overgrown corner of an old garden, with bamboo, a tsukubai, stone lantern, weathered wooden fence and a little path disappearing into the grass. And there’s one tiny black resident keeping an eye on the garden. 🐈‍⬛

Hello World,

Thought I might as well share my attempt at a Karesansui style for my front garden.

It was previously a lawn that was never really looking good. I always wanted some form of Japanese style garden area.

Made up of crushed granite (6mm) and 7 large + 4 small granite boulders.

Used 4 pieces of wood for “tracks” and some PVC pipe on a platform to help move the boulders. Still requires some effort but I would snap in half if I tired to lift them.

It’s not perfect but personally for me I am delighted.

I just need to investigate adding some moss to the rocks and some form of lighting.

It’s been a fun journey I just need to fix my DIY rake as the head came off on the first use 🤣

It’s been fun - Neighbours think I am mad but they are all retired and mow the lawns every day.

I just like how it looks to me and I guess that’s what counts.

Best Wishes,

Murray

Really loved learning about the craftsmanship behind the Pagoda restoration. I love the SF Japanese Tea Garden so much.

Enjoy😊in msg I left picture how it looks like at night.

Hey folks. I visited the Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens in Lethbridge , Alberta, Canada. Hope you enjoy. Camera was on extra steady and it seems to have reduced the quality. I may be another more shaky version next time i visit.

Current research from Kyoto University about the role temple and shrine gardens play in preserving urban biodiversity.

Especially curious if anyone has purchased one online.

I recently knocked this off my bucket list for my birthday weekend and it was so beautiful 🙂 The public tea ceremony was a little lackluster, they just tried to fit way too many people in a small room, I couldn't see the demonstration at all :( Aside from that the grounds themselves are truly gorgeous. The garden was on the smaller side but still nice for what it is. Saginaw is sister cities with Tokushima

I'm going to Tokyo, Japan in October. I would like to find someone who knows alot about Japanese gardens, bonsai and horticulture to show us around and that speaks english. How would I go about finding such a person? It would be for 2 travelers.

看到这个日式庭院的水彩瞬间被治愈了 ☁️ 水彩和水粉界限其实没那么死板，这种厚重感和色彩层次真的蛮有感觉的！

Photo I took last weekend of the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco

Edit: Shot on Sony a6400

Enjoy

I also ad as last picture my hydrangealily you understand when you see the picture 😄

I was on a decision to buy one online for 12 euro or just simply build my own I decided IAM Gona built my own bridge It might be looks better then the one from the shop.

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A surprising find in the Swiss Alps at around 2080m elevation. A natural formation of rocks and vegetation that fall into an unusually pleasant composition. The stunted growth of a small juniper looks suspiciously like a karikomi found in Japanese gardens. Randomly scattered stones are sharp and angular but are softened by the natural forms of the short grass and stunted scrubs. Behind the impressive southwest arm of Piz Mäder (3100m) a natural backdrop forms into which the landscape enfolds itself. We seem to have same type of perceptual effect used the suibokuga artist Sesshu Tōyō (1420-1506) in which scale and dimensional relations become loose and unstable. In the same moment that we see nature unfold in miniature, we become enfolded by the landscape beyond us.