Historical gardens
This garden was build by Shigemori Mirei in 1939
Tōfuku-ji Temple Garden
A Japanese designer who lived in Kyoto (1914–1992)
Kinsaku Nakane
This tree is known for its eye-catching foliage which is a large scarlet red lobbed leaves that turn the brightest in the fall before shedding to the ground in the winter
Acer palmatum dissectum ‘crimson queen’
Crimson Queen Japanese Maple
Fully appreciating natural beauty and its imperfections, that nature is inherently irregular and that symmetry is artificial.
Asymmetry
These minimalist gardens use rocks, gravel, and sand to represent natural elements like water, mountains, and islands. The famous Zen gardens of Kyoto, such as the Ryoan-ji garden, are prime examples
Karesansui (Dry Gardens)
Founded in Kyoto, Japan, this garden is renowned for its Zen Buddhist garden, one of the most famous and enduring examples of Japanese rock garden design. Founded in the 15th centuryloca
Ryoan-ji Temple
This Designer was Born in Kyoto in 1896 and build Tōfuku-ji Temple Garden
Shigemori Mirei
This cultivar has 2-3 inch pure white cupped flowers
Anemone x hybrida ‘honorine Jobert’
Japanese Anemone
Embracing nature and all its flaws.
Wabi Sabi
These gardens are designed for walking through, with winding paths and scenic vistas. They often include a pond or lake, with islands and bridges that suggest a journey through the landscape.
Chisen-kaiyū-shiki (Strolling Gardens)
This garden is known for its exquisite beauty and historical significance, it is considered one of the "Three Great Gardens of Japan," alongside those in Kairaku-en and Koraku-en. The garden was originally developed by the Maeda clan during the Edo period and opened to the public in 1871.
Kenroku-en Garden
A historical designer who is assumed to design Ryoan-ji Temple
Sōami
This plant gets its name from its foliage that boasts blues, greens, and silvers that contrast against its midribs. Its triangular fronds are a soft dark green, accented by contrasting dark maroon stems.
Athyrium nipoicum ‘Regal Red’
Japanese Painted Fern
Including empty or negative space to create balance and a harmonic environment as well as a sense of open space.
Ma
These smaller, enclosed gardens are often found in urban settings or within private homes. They serve as a quiet retreat for personal reflection, making use of minimalist elements like rocks, plants, and water features.
Tsubo-niwa (Courtyard Gardens)
This garden is known to be the garden of six attributes.
Kenroku-en Garden
This designer built Kenroku-en Garden in Edo period and opened the garden to public in 1871. Known for the use of the iconic Kotoji-toro lantern, a two-legged stone lantern
The Maeda clan
This tree is known for it's primarily valued in the landscape for its highly ornamental weeping form. It has powder blue evergreen foliage
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Glauca Pendula’
Blue Weeping Cypress
Appreciating the beauty of empty space.
Yohaku-no-bi
These are expansive gardens that feature artificial hills, ponds, and streams. The hills represent mountains, while the water symbolizes rivers or oceans. This style is common in larger, historical gardens such as those in Kyoto.
Tsukiyama (Hill-and-Pond Gardens)
this garden has temple complex, surrounded by tranquil natural beauty, includes a pond, moss-covered areas, and other traditional elements
Ryoan-ji Temple
Known for designing kairaku-en one of the three great Japanese gardens in 1842.
Nariaki Tokugawa
Known for its stunning clusters of fragrant pink trumpet-shaped flowers with a buttery yellow blotch at the ends of the branches in mid-spring
Azalea ‘Candy Lights’
Candy Lights Azalea
Using the surrounding landscape to blend itself with the garden.
Shakkei