With us all in lockdown for the next few weeks at least and the weather looking increasingly good, there really is no time like the present than to head outside and really beautify our gardens and other outdoor spaces.
Spending time outside and doing practical jobs at home will really help make you feel more productive and useful at a time when you may well be experiencing feelings of anxiety and stress… and gardening is especially good at reducing both of these.
A Japanese garden could be a lovely design aesthetic to pursue and it’s even thought that styling your outdoor spaces along this kind of theme can deliver very real wellness benefits – very important at the moment, wouldn’t you agree?
When it comes to creating this kind of garden, it’s key to adopt a minimalist approach and remember that less is most certainly more. Japanese gardens are often sparse when it comes to plants, with the spaces around your planting just as important as the plants themselves – which will help make your garden feel bigger.
Where landscaping is concerned, think big stepping stones if you have room, as well as rocks and gravel. You will also want to help encourage moss growth in various colours, which is often seen in temple gardens in Japan.
As for planting, you must invest in some Japanese maple trees (which look stunning all year round), as well as Japanese forest grass, lilies, black mondo grass, woodland primrose, catmint and Kirengeshoma palmata, which grows very well under the shade provided by trees.
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