![]() ![]() My backyard is very similar to the one you designed, only it is reversed, has a deck instead of a patio and my house is two stories. I’ve really enjoyed your posts about Japanese style gardens. You can click the appropriate button below to do that. In the next post, we will add the rest of the trees and the shrubs for this residential Japanese garden design. ![]() A large and old flowering dogwood in it’s Fall color Some trees with good multi seasonal interest include the Redbud ( Cercis canadensis), American Smoketree ( Cotinus obovatus), and Flowering dogwood ( Cornus florida). If instead of a Japanese maple, we wanted a tree native to the US, we could use any number of medium growing ones with a good seasonal display. Japanese maple added Native tree choices for our residential Japanese garden Here is how it would look added to our design. In our design we will just use a regular green Japanese maple. While the Korean maple is not quite as graceful as the Japanese maple, it is more cold hardy and has a very nice Fall color display. ![]() If we were in zone four or colder we would want a hardier tree such as the Korean Maple ( Acer pseudosieboldianum). Photo credit: erikamatthias via photopin cc We will therefore use a green leaf form as it looks more natural. In this design we are trying to create a more natural looking effect. The purple leaf form are certainly fine trees. While Japanese maples are frequently used in gardens in the US, it is usually a purple leafed form, such as the cultivar Bloodgood ( Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’). In Japanese gardens, the Japanese maple ( Acer palmatum) is one of the plants that do this well. Having plants that signal these changing seasons is one of the joys of having a garden. Spring changes to Summer to Fall to Winter. One of the most basic facts of nature (at least here in the Midwestern US) is the change of the seasons. While we do want to add mostly evergreens, we also want to imply nature in our designs. Two Korean firs are added Specimen tree to show the change of the seasons Here is how the design would look with two of these trees added. The purple colored cones of the Korean Fir standout in the winter landscape This tree is the Korean Fir ( Abies koreana). It is an evergreen that looks great in the winter when it’s purple colored cones add color to the landscape. The 2nd tree we will add will also be an evergreen. To return to this page just hit the “Back” button on your web browser. Note you can click on my images and you will go to a larger view of it. Here is how our design would look with a couple of these trees added. Nootka Falsecypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) However, the straight species or the cultivar Sullivan ( Chamaecyparis nootkatensis “‘Sullivan’) would be better for this design. There are lots of weeping varieties available. If you want a smaller tree that would not require as much pruning or have Hemlock Woolly Adelgid prevelant in your area, you could use a Nootka Falsecypress ( Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) instead. Canadian hemlocks in their natural environment ![]() It is slower growing but will require annual pruning. The first evergreen tree we will add will be a native to a large portion of the US, the Canadian hemlock ( Tsuga canadensis). It can actually add to enjoyment of your garden. This is a Japanese garden design and it will require maintenance and aesthetic pruning. The good news is that if it is done every year, it does not have to be too big of a job. Let me point out that ALL of these evergreen trees will need to be pruned. Otherwise, they will overgrow the garden. So lets start by adding some evergreens to our residential Japanese garden design. We see that implying nature, having evergreen plants and a simple plant palette all apply to selecting trees. We begin by looking at the above principles. Trees to frame our narrow residential Japanese garden We shall consider these principles when filling out our design. If we go back to my post Japanese garden for a small yard, I identified seven ideas to remember when creating a successful residential Japanese garden. We will add the following elements to our design in the next few posts: So now we can turn our attention to the vertical elements of the garden. In that post we completed the design for the ground plane. Today, we will continue with our design for the small residential Japanese garden that we started in the last post. ![]()
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