Asheville Landscaping: Japanese/ Bonsai Garden
I recently revisited a project we worked on a couple years ago to see how it has looking.
In this project we teamed up with a Bonsai artist to create a beautiful Japanese style garden.
We installed a large pond and waterfall with a meandering stream that was framed with lots of stonework. We then accented the landscape with both potted and planted Bonsai trees. Some of the trees are nearly 400 years old!
Adding Bonsai to a garden gives a newly installed landscape an established look and feel.
Working here in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where this project was done, allows us to use a variety of plants and trees in the landscape. In the Santa Cruz Mountains we have a diverse selection of ecosystems, from Riparian corridors to Redwood forests and Chaparral hillsides.
With few days of freezing temperatures and the costal fog, we can play with lots of plantings in our projects.
Using potted Bonsai in the project gave the garden points of intrest to to stop and see as you walk through the yard.
We made Redwood pedestals for some of the potted trees to keep them out of the soil and aide in visual interest.
Adding wood elements to your garden brings a wonderful harmony and contrast to the stone and plantings.
Along with the Bonsai Pedestals, we have a custom Redwood fence with a traditional Japanese Shoji entry gate as a backdrop.
We also constructed a wooden bridge over the stream, and a Redwood viewing bench at the edge of the patio.
We added the planted Bonsai along the edge of the patio as an anchor and focal point to the garden.
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