This is a helpful video. For many people who take on Japanese gardens it can be very stressful to feel like you have to stick with tradition or somehow you've failed or you're garden isn't legit because you used the "wrong" stone, plant or layout. But here we see that even in Japan people stray from tradition and its, okay. You can be creative and incorporate your own take/ideas and still be successful. Takes the pressure off a bit and gives people "permission" to be creative. I think the elitism and judgment around making a Japanese garden is over the top sometimes. Thanks for this video.
Glad you liked the video and great response. There is definitely a bit of elitism when it comes to strict tradition but the garden is a space that should be enjoyed, without labels.
I was happy to find your discussions of Japanese garden ideas. It's nice to see actual Japanese stabs at creating gardens that seek to satisfy current needs. U.S. designers have had to wrestle with this problem, because not all who want a garden are in tune with Japanese history and symbolism. Of course, many will choose to create a traditional Japanese garden, but even leading Japanese garden designers have been forging new paths for the past few decades, both in response to client needs, and perhaps also in response to some secularization of Japanese culture. In the U.S., David Slawson and others have been advocating Japanese-inspired gardens, getting to the essence of the client's vision for an ideal natural environment without insisting on the Japanese trappings. Slawson has created a few of these that are quite nice. More recently, Marc Peter Keane has done the same with some stunning results. Both have experimented with new approaches. For example, both have used native grasses to represent water in a dry garden, whether the ocean or a river. I am happy to see you debunk the Zen mystique that was created by Western writers when discussing Japanese gardens. I've seen some discussion of this problem is books and garden sites as well, with a good explanation of how this all came about. Keep up the good work. Your venturing into the off-beat, so to speak, has been refreshing.
What a tough job, producing a video to satisfy all. To those wanting to relax, the music and scenery are enough, for those wanting to learn its all about instruction, because I apprenticed in Japanese gardens could see the old with the new......ie......baseball sized stone along the path wrapped in chord, ready for owner of the garden to redirect direction of pathway, kudos for a good job
I like these ideas. I live in the tropics, so we can't have cherry blossoms or true Japanese maple trees or even autumn colours... But I still want a garden that reflects Japanese ideas and be a source of zen that promotes peace of mind.
I echo Takari Endoh’s comments and add that your discussion with examples was so incredibly helpful. No one else is including this kind of educational piece. Thank you!
Wow that's awesome garden.very nice ideas.i Love it.hi sir I'm Joseph Corpuz from philippines.i m a landscape designer.thanks for this video you shared.i love it.
Thanks for the video and the insights. Just to say, I probably at first impressions anyway, especially liked the garden at 14:50 or so, and also the following one. That first one not too busy and not too bare either! The second one, one slight jarring for me would be the first large paving stone being a bit too out of sync in shade or colour with the dark one ascending from it.
Thank you Joshua, all your videos are a great inspiration. I have very much enjoyed the other videos that elucidate various Japanese gardening styles. It was interesting to see the gardens in this particular video. Also interesting to hear your discussion about them. I did particularly enjoy the Shakuhachi music, it’s a perfect background to the garden photos.
Been binging your videos the last few days as I prepare to dig my second pond. Have gotten SO much insight as I intend to create it in the Shizen style! Thanks for everything.
This is stunning and to be honest when people say 'it is not a japanese garden' it definitely is! But for the stubborn ones, u could just call it a seasonal garden. Great stuff loved the designs and that classic music touch. Brilliant
I live in Phoenix Az. where it is hot, hot and hotter, I cannot put maples but in the shady area I am incorporating more heat tolerant plants, what is abundant are stones, they are of all colors, because I use that as a focal point.
Thank you for these Japanese Garden ideas. They are helpful in planning our small backyard landscaping.... In the interest of "xeriscape" planting, I am trying to figure out xeriscape plants that can be substituted for those lush plants....Would you have any suggestions ?
Some of the Japanese gardens are a little too complex for my taste, sometimes. The more simple, the better. It has to be incorporated into our North-American landscape. Just a few elements and principles might be sufficient.
@@ShizenStyle Yes. Also, while some look very good, these gardens seem to depend on Japanese vegetation. I remember in the 60s and 70s, everyone semed to have a "rock garden" . Must have been a Japanese influence.
Beautiful japanese garden. I drew a layout of a japanese garden to a landscaper and he' s gona charge me AUD6,500, yet he's not fully following my sketch
That's a lot of money so I hope he follows the design well. I would pay in installments to make sure you get what you want and you two are communicating well.
A question .. i made some mounds innthe zen garden to imitate hills ... i am thinking to cover these mounds with the protection of the soil that will later on contain gravel .. The mounds should be in future covered with moss or weeds .. so for making roots of moss and weeds i thought to put a thin layer 2 ” of soil ? What do you think ? Your appreciate advice ! Thanks. Josh
Christine Harding I would check with the owner of the channel, but from what I have read, when planting bamboo, you want to make sure and put a border of concrete (in ground) to help prevent the roots from spreading. On e bamboo has taken root, it is very hard to get rid of it. Also, watch out for bamboo new growth popping up where you don’t want it to grow,
I went to your website. Is there anyway to contact you for a brief consultation? You have an eloquent way of explaining the varied styles of Japanese garden ideas! Thank you! My husband & I are looking forward to your suggestions. Many thanks.
Hi Majella, I'm glad you liked the video. Please feel free to contact me at shizenstyle716@gmail.com with some questions and we can connect through there.
in my humble opinion; I think some of the stones and others are far too much , far too big for a small flat ground. it is like having big screen tv on small room. size must be proportion to its own.
I see japanese Gardens as modern gardens now they are truly timeless
This is a helpful video. For many people who take on Japanese gardens it can be very stressful to feel like you have to stick with tradition or somehow you've failed or you're garden isn't legit because you used the "wrong" stone, plant or layout. But here we see that even in Japan people stray from tradition and its, okay. You can be creative and incorporate your own take/ideas and still be successful. Takes the pressure off a bit and gives people "permission" to be creative. I think the elitism and judgment around making a Japanese garden is over the top sometimes. Thanks for this video.
Glad you liked the video and great response. There is definitely a bit of elitism when it comes to strict tradition but the garden is a space that should be enjoyed, without labels.
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I am Japanese elder. I loved it. Good job I say~!
I was happy to find your discussions of Japanese garden ideas. It's nice to see actual Japanese stabs at creating gardens that seek to satisfy current needs. U.S. designers have had to wrestle with this problem, because not all who want a garden are in tune with Japanese history and symbolism. Of course, many will choose to create a traditional Japanese garden, but even leading Japanese garden designers have been forging new paths for the past few decades, both in response to client needs, and perhaps also in response to some secularization of Japanese culture.
In the U.S., David Slawson and others have been advocating Japanese-inspired gardens, getting to the essence of the client's vision for an ideal natural environment without insisting on the Japanese trappings. Slawson has created a few of these that are quite nice. More recently, Marc Peter Keane has done the same with some stunning results. Both have experimented with new approaches. For example, both have used native grasses to represent water in a dry garden, whether the ocean or a river.
I am happy to see you debunk the Zen mystique that was created by Western writers when discussing Japanese gardens. I've seen some discussion of this problem is books and garden sites as well, with a good explanation of how this all came about.
Keep up the good work. Your venturing into the off-beat, so to speak, has been refreshing.
What a tough job, producing a video to satisfy all. To those wanting to relax, the music and scenery are enough, for those wanting to learn its all about instruction, because I apprenticed in Japanese gardens could see the old with the new......ie......baseball sized stone along the path wrapped in chord, ready for owner of the garden to redirect direction of pathway, kudos for a good job
Thank you very much!
I like these ideas. I live in the tropics, so we can't have cherry blossoms or true Japanese maple trees or even autumn colours... But I still want a garden that reflects Japanese ideas and be a source of zen that promotes peace of mind.
Joshua, Thank You for creating these videos about Japanese Gardens. They are very refreshing & your style of narration is very calming!
I'm glad you like them and they can put you in a relaxed state!
You can’t please everyone don’t listen to the cynical people they are just jealous, garden’s look great 👍
I echo Takari Endoh’s comments and add that your discussion with examples was so incredibly helpful. No one else is including this kind of educational piece. Thank you!
Wow that's awesome garden.very nice ideas.i Love it.hi sir I'm Joseph Corpuz from philippines.i m a landscape designer.thanks for this video you shared.i love it.
I'm glad you were inspired!
Thanks for the video and the insights. Just to say, I probably at first impressions anyway, especially liked the garden at 14:50 or so, and also the following one. That first one not too busy and not too bare either! The second one, one slight jarring for me would be the first large paving stone being a bit too out of sync in shade or colour with the dark one ascending from it.
Lovely.
Thanks 👍 this was so beautiful ☺️ very inspirational 💐❤️🌸🌺🌷
These are beautiful. I would be so grateful to have a garden like these
Thank you Joshua, all your videos are a great inspiration. I have very much enjoyed the other videos that elucidate various Japanese gardening styles. It was interesting to see the gardens in this particular video. Also interesting to hear your discussion about them. I did particularly enjoy the Shakuhachi music, it’s a perfect background to the garden photos.
I'm glad they're giving you a little inspiration and you can enjoy the whole experience with the shakuhachi music there as well.
Been binging your videos the last few days as I prepare to dig my second pond. Have gotten SO much insight as I intend to create it in the Shizen style! Thanks for everything.
That is awesome! That sounds like a major project that needs a lot of planning. That will really change your space, have fun with it.
Absolutely; just spending a few weeks soaking in a lot of information before beginning. Keep up the wonderful content. :)@@ShizenStyle
Lovely.
People get very pretentious labeling and categorizing things as or as not, they fail to see that things just are.
I love that! We should try to break the habit of labeling and categorizing everything.
@@ShizenStyle love your channel btw, I’m finding lots of inspiration in the footage you share.
I love your video. Bring more.
All i say " love it".. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks!
This is stunning and to be honest when people say 'it is not a japanese garden' it definitely is! But for the stubborn ones, u could just call it a seasonal garden. Great stuff loved the designs and that classic music touch. Brilliant
Lots. of bits crammed together
I live in Phoenix Az. where it is hot, hot and hotter, I cannot put maples but in the shady area I am incorporating more heat tolerant plants, what is abundant are stones, they are of all colors, because I use that as a focal point.
Your flute playing is excellent! The gardens may not be pure. However, they do give you ideas which your viewers might want to do.
Thank you very much!
thank you, good stuff
Thanks! Have a great weekend.
Love it
Really nice video. Beautiful and inspirational Japanese garden😄🌸
Thanks for visiting. Your gardens are spectacular!
@@ShizenStyle Thank you so much! You are very knowledgeable on the topic of Japanese gardens so it really means a lot that you like our work 😄🌸
Enjoyed the Japanese inspired gardens as well as the music.
so beautiful, just giving us beautiful earth vibration. i wish also make one. thx for the video mate
Thank you too
It may not be the "traditional" Japanese garden, but it is very beautiful and relaxing.
You make great videos and you’re so full of information, thank you for your great work!
I appreciate that!
Great video ……..!
Thanks!
Stunning gardens.
A really lovely video, ‘sympathetic’ to the essence of the Japanese garden. Thankyou.
Really enjoyed this video. Many thanks.
let go the past and be the joy of what your sharing audio and image now in this present moment...
I have picked up few ideas to apply to my on going Japanese garden project. Thank you so much.
Well Nice Presentation. But some really nid more serenity.
Have fun!
Love it all. Great video. Wish I could design such a modern, rustic style Asian garden.
You can do it!
Thanks for sharing I like your videos
Glad you like them!
Absolutely amazing.
You have beautiful ideas I love the Japanese garden I'm taking away some of your ideas👍🏾
I'm so glad! Please do!
Incredible
Thanks!
Nice 👍
Thank you for these Japanese Garden ideas. They are helpful in planning our small backyard landscaping.... In the interest of "xeriscape" planting, I am trying to figure out xeriscape plants that can be substituted for those lush plants....Would you have any suggestions ?
Lovely
Some of the Japanese gardens are a little too complex for my taste, sometimes. The more simple, the better. It has to be incorporated into our North-American landscape. Just a few elements and principles might be sufficient.
I agree with that. Each garden fits a space differently and sometimes hinting at a Japanese garden can be better than a bold in-your-face garden.
@@ShizenStyle Yes. Also, while some look very good, these gardens seem to depend on Japanese vegetation. I remember in the 60s and 70s, everyone semed to have a "rock garden" . Must have been a Japanese influence.
people dont understand Zen. Zen is not about immitation. It is like Madonna interpreting the Geisha, she reinvents the image.
Inspiring cudeo
Beautiful japanese garden. I drew a layout of a japanese garden to a landscaper and he' s gona charge me AUD6,500, yet he's not fully following my sketch
That's a lot of money so I hope he follows the design well. I would pay in installments to make sure you get what you want and you two are communicating well.
Perhaps a few Acer trees to add some colour
A question ..
i made some mounds innthe zen garden to imitate hills ... i am thinking to cover these mounds with the protection of the soil that will later on contain gravel ..
The mounds should be in future covered with moss or weeds .. so for making roots of moss and weeds i thought to put a thin layer 2 ” of soil ?
What do you think ?
Your appreciate advice !
Thanks. Josh
Beautiful. Is it possible to pnand bamboo in a large deep container, without it spreading?
Christine Harding I would check with the owner of the channel, but from what I have read, when planting bamboo, you want to make sure and put a border of concrete (in ground) to help prevent the roots from spreading. On e bamboo has taken root, it is very hard to get rid of it. Also, watch out for bamboo new growth popping up where you don’t want it to grow,
@@ne1124 Thank you!
Hello Joshua. Do you put weed barrier underneath the ground gravel? Otherwise how do you control the weeks? Thanks. Anne
Heavy rocks
I went to your website. Is there anyway to contact you for a brief consultation? You have an eloquent way of explaining the varied styles of Japanese garden ideas! Thank you! My husband & I are looking forward to your suggestions. Many thanks.
Hi Majella, I'm glad you liked the video. Please feel free to contact me at shizenstyle716@gmail.com with some questions and we can connect through there.
I feel it needed maybe a few flowers and lively not so sad music, apart from that I think it is beautiful.
Very nice. Tell me is root binding an art? Like the living bridges in India? What about vine sculpting,
At 4:39 does anyone know what kind of tree is that on the top left.
If you are talking about the sculpted and pruned one I believe it is a Japanese black pine.
Shizen Style thank you very much.
日本人の私から見ると、余白が足りず、重い印象の庭が多いです。
Could you tell me something about the music playing in this video please
This is my shakuhachi bamboo flute music. It's a traditional instrument in Japan and is often used as a meditation tool.
i love landscaping but i have no buget to buy materials can you help me please
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Watch out your speakers level, the atrocious music loudness will destroy them.
in my humble opinion; I think some of the stones and others are far too much , far too big for a small flat ground. it is like having big screen tv on small room. size must be proportion to its own.
Thank you for showing how not to make a 'Japanese' garden. Most of them have too many ornaments. Less is more for what I know.