Japanese Shade Garden
Bracken pteridium aquilinum is a common plant in japanese style gardens.
Japanese shade garden. It s the best option in partial or fully shaded areas where you may have trouble getting other plants to flower. Mosses fall into two general categories. A shady glen full of hostas is well suited to the japanese garden aesthetic. Japanese forest grass hakonechloa macra is a gorgeous shade loving grass that will gently rustle as it catches a breeze.
The leaves are bright green with scalloped edges. Many of these plants are annuals for bright color in both flowers and foliage. Maximize the power of color in your shade garden by choosing only one or two hues. The tiny frilly flowers of the japanese woodland primrose primula sieboldii are perfect for brightening up a shady corner.
Low growing mounds of shade loving moss at the edge or surrounded by a sea of raked gravel create a peaceful green contrast to the other natural elements in zen garden. From crisp white through pastel pink and mauve to brightest purple they seem to glow in the gloom and often have a different colour on the back of the petals. Plant it in swathes or bold clumps to soften the hard edges of paths and steps. This form contains no water element and is designed to portray a scene of mountains and rivers.
Sand gravel raked into a particular pattern is meant to symbolize the river while rocks placed on the sand symbolize mountains. Japanese maple grows best in an area protected from winds and late frosts and where it receives dappled shade. Japanese zelkova also hardy in usda zones 5 through 8 is suitable as a shade or street tree and requires full sun. It is tolerant of a wide range of soils and climates.
This garden for example relies on tones of pink and burgundy from hydrangea and impatiens and japanese maple foliage. With the wide range of shade plants available you can create a theme in almost any color. The hosta is a naturalized plant found throughout japan and these native types are valued more than the hybrids north american gardeners grow. This member of the elm family reaches 50 to 80 feet tall and as wide.