Tropical interpretation of a classic style

Today Nancy Mellen is take us along on a visit to an unusual Nipponese garden .

I love the GPOD , and I thought I ’d air word-painting from my sojourn in February 2022 toMorikami Japanese Gardenin Delray Beach , Florida .

This is the commencement of the walk around the lake , withsmall treeswith cloud pruning . The plant life selection are quite different from what we would see in a more northerly Japanese garden , but the principles ofpruningand design are the same .

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This gate we walk through on the path frames the view beautifully and marks the transition from dissimilar parts of the garden .

When what looks like crape myrtle(Lagerstroemia , Zones 7–10 ) in this tunnel is blossom , it must be splendid .

Clerodendrumquadriloculare(Zones 9–10 ) is a fast - produce shrub or small tree , and give a outstanding display of bloom during the winter .

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Traditional Japaneserock gardensare beautiful . Designed for exercise in Zen speculation , they offer a stead to sit , be still , and let your mind roost on the contingent of the space .

The rest of the rock and roll garden shows the classic , meticulously raked gravel .

Blooming azaleas(Rhododendronhybrids , Zones 7–10 ) border the crushed rock of the garden .

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A endearing gate with huge bamboo growing on its left put up a spot to model and take in the garden .

Water , rock , and trees are central feature article in Nipponese gardens , as they set about to quicken the rugged beauty of nature .

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large white and pink flowers

traditional Japanese rock garden

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flowering shrubs around a Japanese rock garden

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