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20-Jan-2005
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Bonsai nare-do-well
 
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Garden
I have decided to put in a display garden in my back yard. More of a bonsai display area than a garden. Not all that sure what I am doing but one must start somewhere.
When I took my shovel to the area trying to level it out a bit I was surprised at what happened when I started digging around some of the trees out there. A little bit of probing and I had nabari's exposed on those 100' + trees. Guess no matter how big or small the trees are removing a bit of soil reveals some good stuff ;o) Have to admit though I have never exposed nabari this big. And no I don't think I want to do it again |
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20-Jan-2005
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Bonsai nare-do-well
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I collected up some of the stuff that has been hanging around the house for years and put them to what I hope is good use.
Now all I need is some kind of ground cover and some half way decent display stands. Looks like I am well on my way the creating a Hillbilly Japanese Garden ;o) Anybody got any suggestions? |
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20-Jan-2005
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bonsaiTALK Master
Join Date: Oct-2003
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Lots of potential there Ron. Can't wait to see it progress. How about a ground cover such as Japanese Spurge (Pachysandra Terminalis). Not sure if it's hardy in your area but it fills in nicely and would likely do well under your canopy of larger trees (or I recall that it thrives in dappled light ).
Cheers Bill |
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20-Jan-2005
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Dances With Trees
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you could dump a load of gravel and spread it around - kind of a "zen garden" look. Use some big flat stones as stepping stones for a path through the garden. Might look nice.
- bob
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20-Jan-2005
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hey ron, how bout a 10X5 raised garden or two for grow beds for potensai? then the gravel thing and some display stands. just a thought
chris
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21-Jan-2005
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Hello Ron,
Water, not too many zen gardens without representing the element of water to some degree.If you don't want one of those pond fountain things?, sometimes they use sand or rocks to represent it like Cbob suggested. I'm a bit partial to the modest looking bamboo spouts and shishi water knockers myself.If you have the means I would go for some of the woodwork like in Bonsaials' 75k thread.Large mossy rocks are cool to.
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21-Jan-2005
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Ron, I wish I hade this much room to put something like this in
 I like where you're going with it. Have only one suggestion--lose the statues and keep the lantern. "Less is more" applies to Japanese gardens as well as bonsai. Too much "Orientialia" in this setting is distracting.Locate the statues at other sites in the yard, out of the main composition of trees. I think the less busy look will also focus more attention on your bonsai. |
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21-Jan-2005
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I do have a pretty good sized back yard. About an acre. I like it but not when it comes time to mow the grass. Where I live that has to be done all but a couple months of the year.  (I will probably move everything several times during "construction" For now the statues are out of the way and make it look better than just a plot of dirt. Some will call me a heretic but this will not really be a Japanese garden. It might have a Japanese influence but that will be about it. I thought I would be just a bit different and have a southern theme to it. There are plenty of plantations around here to give me some ideas. All of them have gardens that I like very much. But we will see. Never know what will happen when one starts a project without a set of plans and not much knowledge on the subject at hand. Quote:
Almost all of my neighbors are Yankee transplants. Don't think that they would understand the aesthetics of it. ) |
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