Japanese gardens are deeply influenced by Zen Buddhism and China gardens, and gradually form a complete spiritual system. The plants in the courtyard, such as rocks and gravel, all represent different meanings. As a place for family leisure life, when planning courtyard greening, you don't have to stick to strict design specifications. It may be a good way to make the courtyard more in line with your own aesthetics and lifestyle by drawing the basic elements you like from Japanese courtyards and matching them with each other.
enhancing privacy Japanese-style courtyards attach great importance to creating a quiet atmosphere, and many design hot spring Tang Chi in the courtyards, so the courtyards attach great importance to enhancing privacy design.
Landscape elements: Fences The bamboo and wooden high fences around many courtyards are full of simple oriental beauty and enhance the privacy of the garden. In China, bamboo poles and Chinese fir are generally used to process such fences. There are aluminum alloy bamboo walls in Japan, which have the same appearance as bamboo, but provide sufficient weather resistance, and are rarely sold in China.
landscaping elements: plants are planted in a dense layer inside the bamboo fence, which on the one hand further ensures privacy, on the other hand softens the courtyard space, weakens the boundary of the park, and plays a role in increasing the effect of courtyard space, making it look softer and more spacious.
Landscape elements: Garden Gate The Japanese courtyard has a unique design for the gate, and the traditional style of wooden doors and shingles makes people feel nostalgic and simple oriental atmosphere outside the door. Retract the garden gate into the courtyard by 1 meter, which can make people feel the depth of the courtyard, provide more sufficient planting space for the open space at the entrance, and enrich the elevation level of the courtyard. The garden gate is matched with the bamboo fence around it, which blocks a certain line of sight and increases the aesthetic interest of the courtyard. Adding waterscape elements to the garden is inseparable from the design of Japanese courtyards. According to personal preferences and different courtyard areas, you can set up a pond with a wooden arch bridge, a hand-washing bowl in the corner, or sand pools and rocks symbolizing the sea and islands. Water can not only add landscape charm to the courtyard, but also be full of eastern philosophy and Zen thinking.
whether you choose to design a pond in the courtyard or choose a dry landscape with typical Japanese style and easy care to decorate the courtyard, you may wish to add some embellishment elements according to your personal taste to make the oriental style in the courtyard more intense.
Landscape elements: stone bowl is commonly used in Japanese courtyards in stone bowl, and there are various forms of stone bowl, some of which are finely carved and some are original stones, depending on the overall design style.
Landscape elements: Jinglu is made of bamboo tubes. When water is introduced and filled, it will fall over due to the principle of seesaw, and diabolo will knock on the stone, so it is named Jinglu, which is generally used to match the water features in stone bowl.
Landscape elements: Stone lanterns There are also many styles of traditional stone lanterns. Generally, candles are lit in them, which will have a good landscape effect at night. It is also a unique landscape sketch because of its own shape and aesthetic feeling when it is not lit.
Landscape elements: Overhead wooden platform Due to the humid geographical environment in Japan, ordinary houses are designed overhead to avoid the invasion of poisonous insects and develop a unique landscape. Generally, wooden platforms are set along buildings, and there are differences between indoor and outdoor, which are separated by paper doors. Activating the Courtyard with Planting
Trees, shrubs, flowers and grass are essential for a courtyard with rich levels, especially in Japanese courtyards, although there can be no flowers, there can be no trees and grass. In addition to beautifying the environment, plants also have the functions of protecting privacy and separating space. The ground is covered with Sedum and some lawns, and some yellow day lilies are used at the entrance and boundary, which can also add a lot of bright luster to the whole courtyard. Koi fish Pond is a focal landscape of many courtyards, where Acer truncatum and Rhododendron can be planted around, and water bamboo (Eclipta prostrata) and duckweed can be planted. Besides, water hyacinth, Lychnophora, and lotus are also good aquatic plants. Next to Tang Chi, we can plant Cynanchum variabilis, Aesculus chinensis and some broad-leaved temperate plants to create a warm visual effect for Tang Chi. No matter what kind of plants, we should follow the principle of "taking nature as it is".
Landscape elements: Moss and grass are soft, so walking on them will make you feel pleasant and warm. In Japanese-style courtyards, proper planting of moss in wet places can also add a long breath of time. The grass in the oriental courtyard is mostly decorative, and some shrubs and stones are often planted.
Landscape elements: Flowers and plants are important gardening techniques. If the two sides of the garden path are surrounded by flowering plants, it will add a sense of peace and comfort to people walking in it. Attention should be paid to the combination of levels, the fence or the surrounding area is suitable for using higher plants, and the low varieties should be selected on both sides of the path.
landscaping elements: the trees in the oriental courtyard of tall plants pay more attention to form and meaning. Acer henryi, conifers and bamboos are all good choices. Maple leaves will turn red in autumn, which can add a lot of beauty to the courtyard. Pines and cypresses are mostly planted beside rocks, which means "expressing ambition" and "comparing virtue".