{"id":4004,"date":"2020-05-30T11:12:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T11:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/?p=4004"},"modified":"2020-05-30T16:02:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T16:02:04","slug":"japanese-style-zen-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/japanese-style-zen-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese-Style Zen Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"827219ce0a87fa193c09e84c4c9a0f12\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:20px 0 20px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- MOINSBD Link Top -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4387862990858706\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"6762903103\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4005\" style=\"width: 872px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4005\" class=\"wp-image-4005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Japanese-Style-Zen-Garden-w.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"862\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Japanese-Style-Zen-Garden-w.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Japanese-Style-Zen-Garden-w-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Japanese-Style Zen Garden Design by Kelly Schroeder.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We could all use a little zen in our lives.\u00a0 If you have even a small piece of ground you can create a peaceful oasis in your own yard.\u00a0 Simplicity is key and unlike traditional perennial borders with masses of bold colour, the Zen garden keeps colour and quantity to a minimum, focusing on form and texture.<\/p>\n<p>This tranquil site is a perfect design for that shady spot in your garden.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be afraid to place it in the front yard if that offers the best site.\u00a0 \u00a0By using a length of bamboo fencing strategically, you will still be able to enjoy some privacy.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In addition to the plants, the Japanese use hardscape elements to create a sense of space.\u00a0 Traditionally these elements would all be natural, such as bamboo, granite and other stone and water.<\/p>\n<p>PLANTS USED IN THIS GARDEN:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a title=\"Campanula poscharskyana Blue Waterfall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/campanula-poscharskyana-blue-waterfall.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Campanula poscharskyana Blue Waterfall<\/a> \u2013 Zone 3<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/carex-oshimensis-evergold.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carex oshimensis \u2018Evergold\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Zone 5<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Dicentra 'King of Hearts'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/dicentra-king-of-hearts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dicentra \u2018King of Hearts\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Zone 2<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Heuchera 'Obsidian'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/heuchera-obsidian.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heuchera \u2018Obsidian\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Zone 4<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Hosta 'Patriot'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/hosta-patriot.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hosta \u2018Patriot\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Zone 2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>OR SUBSTITUTE WITH:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a title=\"Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/veronica-peduncularis-georgia-blue.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veronica peduncularis \u2018Georgia Blue<\/a>\u2019 \u2013 Zone 4<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/hakonechloa-macra-aureola.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hakonechloa macra \u2018Aureola\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Zone 5<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Polemonium reptans 'Touch of Class'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/polemonium-reptans-touch-of-class.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Polemonium reptans \u2018Touch of Class\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Zone 3<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/ajuga-reptans-black-scallop.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ajuga reptans \u2018Black Scallop\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Zone 3<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/plants\/brunnera-macrophylla-jack-frost.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brunnera macrophylla \u2018Jack Frost\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Zone 2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; We could all use a little zen in our lives.\u00a0 If you have even a small piece of ground you can create a peaceful oasis in your own yard.\u00a0 Simplicity is key and unlike traditional perennial borders with masses of bold colour, the Zen garden keeps colour and quantity to a minimum, focusing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[96,87,99,88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists-garden-designs","category-design-tips","category-garden-design-vignettes","category-vignettes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4004"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11232,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4004\/revisions\/11232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}