Japanese garden
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Japanese gardens are traditional gardens whose designs are accompanied by Japanese aesthetics and philosophical ideas, avoid artificial ornamentation, and highlight the natural landscape. Plants and w
The moss garden at the Saihō-ji temple in Kyoto, started in 1339
An island in Kōraku-en gardens, Okayama, with azaleas in flower
Carefully positioned stones around the pond in Ritsurin Garden
Japanese Garden in the Tatton Park Gardens, England
Moss lawn
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Moss lawns are lawns composed of moss, which occur naturally, but can also be cultivated like grass lawns. They are a defining element in moss gardens.
Japanese garden
…a path circulating around the garden, with fixed stopping points for viewing. Specialized styles, often small sections in a larger garden, include the moss garden, the dry garden with gravel and rocks, associated with Zen Buddhism, the roji or teahouse garden, designed to be seen only from a short pathway, and…
Moss garden at the Kōzan-ji temple in Shimonoseki, Japan
Red moss cultivated on a green roof
Removing weeds by hand from a thin area of Kenroku-en, a famous garden.