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A Guide To Japanese Gardens |
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Charles & Susan Truett |
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Ready for something different in your garden? Take a look at
Japanese bridges. These beautiful ornamental bridges bring the
Far East right into your back yard or garden.
Japanese bridges add elegance to gardens and look beautiful when
placed over a koi pond or Japanese style dry river bed. There
are many flowers, shrubs and trees that compliment Japanese
bridges also.
If you are interested in Japanese bridges for your garden you
may want to look online for ideas and suggestions. There are
excellent sites that not only feature the bridges but have
information about planning an entire garden space in the
Japanese style.
Many of the designs for these Japanese bridges are taken from
ancient drawings. The Japanese bridges are graceful and unique.
Place a Japanese bridge in your garden and create a space to
meditate, a quiet area for contemplation and dreaming. These are
just a few of the benefits of having a Japanese bridge.
You might want to begin planning a Japanese bridge by surveying
the space you have to work with. Make sure the Japanese bridge
is the correct size. The Japanese bridge will not look as lovely
as it should if it is too big or too small for the area. Think
carefully about the other things you will have in the space. You
will want to coordinate the flowers, trees and any other
ornamental elements you plan to use. If you have a pond you will
need to determine the best Japanese bridge for the pond.
Plan carefully and you will be able to add a little Oriental
flair to your yard even if you live in New York City!
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Author: Charles & Susan Truett
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