Japanese Garden Concepts – Image Gallery
Client Gardens
Concrete Chinese Buddha statue on raised podium, pebbles, wooden screens.
Lawn area for kids and pets. Japanese garden beds planted around lawn. Chinese Buddha statue on podium. Wooden screens. Rocks.
Modern Japanese garden, sandstone slabs as stepping stones in I-Ching patterns, small Zen meditation benches, black pebbles, Japanese Maple tree, wooden decking.
Modern Japanese garden, sandstone slabs as stepping stones in I-Ching patterns, small Zen meditation benches, black pebbles, Japanese Maple tree, wooden decking.
Dropped garden bed with shaped evergreens, large rocks & gravel.
Dropped garden bed with shaped evergreens, large rocks & gravel. Square paving stones interplanted with Mondo grass adjacent to lawn.
Giant Ficus Ginseng bonsai / shaped cloud tree planted in raised central planter surrounded by rocks, mosses and beige gravel. Simple concrete bench.
Giant Ficus Ginseng bonsai / shaped cloud tree planted in raised central planter surrounded by rocks, mosses and beige gravel. Simple concrete bench.
Side of house. Narrow strip garden with raised wooden decking around Japanese Maple trees, large ceramic pots, ornamental grasses & nandina domestica.
Side of house. Narrow strip garden with raised wooden decking around Japanese Maple trees, large ceramic pots, ornamental grasses & nandina domestica.
Side of house. Narrow strip garden with raised wooden decking around Japanese Maple trees, large ceramic pots, ornamental grasses & nandina domestica.
Side of house. Narrow strip garden with raised wooden decking around Japanese Maple trees, large ceramic pots, ornamental grasses & nandina domestica.
Roof tiles used on edge as lawn or bed edging. Border. Lawn and beige gravel.
Roof tiles used on edge as edging. Border. Black pebbles and beige gravel.
Japanese garden, Japanese architecture, large rock, raked gravel, dry Zen garden.
Centre courtyard (tsuboniwa) Japanese Zen garden, large granite block, dry raked gravel.
Japanese garden, dry raked gravel, large rock, Zen, Japanese architecture.
Large black concrete Buddha statue on granite block podium set in lush forest meditation garden.
Entrance garden, giant Ficus Ginseng shaped cloud tree, Japanese water pot (tsukubai) with bamboo water feature (kakehi), bamboo ladle and rest, modern Asian stone lantern. Pebbles, gravel. Temple lions/Fu dogs/Foo dogs.
Forest garden with waterfall and pond. Large rocks. Raised deck.
Tranquil back garden next to herb garden, ornamental grasses, ceramic pot, square concrete pavers .
Atrium Japanese garden, Japanese Maple trees, large stone Buddha bust, rocks, ferns, black pebbles.
Modern Japanese garden, sandstone slabs as stepping stones in I-Ching patterns, small Zen meditation benches, black pebbles, Japanese Maple tree.
Entrance with tropical forest. Pond with stream running under walkway to waterfall. Root wood bench. Large rocks.
Large stone Buddha statue
Japanese garden with large concrete Zen bench, large Buddha stone statue, shaped tree, rocks, moss, gravel, black slate steppingstones.
Japanese garden with water pot, bamboo water feature, Japanese lantern, black slate steppingstones, grey gravel.
Tiny indoor atrium with Chinese Elm bonsai, moss, gravel, rock and shaped curved wooden decking.
Bronze sculpture of woman overlooking meditation pond. Meditation garden.
Meditation pond with modern round Japanese lantern, bench.
Meditation pond with bronze sculpture of woman, bench.
Japanese water basin (tsukubai) with bamboo water feature (kakehi), black pebbles, lush planting.
Olea africana (Wild Olive) tree, planted in mossy mound surrounded by rocks and gravel.
Driveway & entrance. Zen dry raked gravel Japanese garden, grey rocks, beige gravel, concrete border, black pebbles, 3 upright bamboo poles, wooden zen rake.
Zen dry raked gravel Japanese garden, grey rocks, beige gravel, concrete border, black pebbles, 3 upright bamboo poles, wooden zen rake
Driveway & entrance. Zen dry raked gravel Japanese garden, grey rocks, beige gravel, concrete border, black pebbles, 3 upright bamboo poles, wooden zen rake. Japanese garden with water feature and lantern.
Tiny indoor garden with monolith grey rocks, bamboo kakehi water feature, palm, ferns, white pebbles.
Courtyard Japanese garden with Japanese water basin (tsukubai) and bamboo water feature (kakehi), Japanese lantern, bamboo wall panel, bamboo cross hatch wall ornament, gravel, black pebbles.
Courtyard Japanese garden with Japanese water basin (tsukubai) and bamboo water feature (kakehi), Japanese lantern, bamboo wall panel, gravel, black pebbles.
Modern meditation garden, Buddha in centre of square black decked pond, three grey monolith rocks in mossy mound with black pebbles, black slate steppingstones, grey gravel, Japanese lantern, multi-head syzygium.
Japanese style garden using some indigenous plants and trees. Japanese water basin with kakehi and shishi-odoshi. Small resin X’ian warrior.
Japanese style garden using some indigenous plants and trees. Japanese water basin with kakehi and shishi-odoshi.
Large hand-carved stone Buddha statue
Tiny entrance garden with solid granite lotus bowl Japanese water basin (tsukubai), bamboo water feature (kakehi), bamboo ladle and rest, bonsai on rock, gravel, pebbles.
Modern Japanese garden with square concrete pavers, mondo grass, Asian lantern, pebbles, cycas revoluta.
Japanese bamboo water feature, pebbles, decorative round black Japanese steppingstones.
Japanese bamboo water feature, pebbles.
Decorative round concrete Japanese steppingstones with kanji symbols for spring, summer, autumn, winter and yin-yang.
Lush Japanese courtyard garden with Japanese water basin (tsukubai), bamboo water feature (kakehi), bamboo ladle and rest. Split bamboo screen. Ferns. Baby’s Tears. Nandina domestica. Black pebbles. Round Japanese lantern. Rustic sleeper wood bench. Black slate steppingstones. Grey gravel.
Lush Japanese garden with Japanese water basin (tsukubai), bamboo water feature (kakehi), bamboo ladle and rest. Split bamboo screen. Ferns. Baby’s Tears. Nandina domestica. Black pebbles.
Lush Japanese courtyard garden with Japanese water basin (tsukubai), bamboo water feature (kakehi), bamboo ladle and rest. Split bamboo screen. Ferns. Baby’s Tears. Nandina domestica. Black pebbles. Round Japanese lantern. Rustic sleeper wood bench. Black slate steppingstones. Grey gravel.
Lush Japanese garden with Japanese water basin (tsukubai), bamboo water feature (kakehi), bamboo ladle and rest. Split bamboo screen. Ferns. Baby’s Tears. Nandina domestica. Black pebbles.
Japanese garden with Japanese water basin (tsukubai), bamboo water feature (kakehi), bamboo ladle and rest, concrete Japanese lantern, rocks, gravel, split bamboo screen.
Mountain forest garden, rustic sleeper wood bench, gravel, rocks, Japanese water basin with bamboo water feature.
Entrance garden with Japanese influence, silver birch trees, large rocks, ferns, gravel.
Modern tropical Japanese style garden, Japanese water pot (tsukubai) with bamboo water feature (kakehi) and bamboo ladle and rest, surrounded by pebbles, palm, cycas revoluta. Split bamboo wall cladding.
Modern tropical Japanese style garden, Japanese water pot (tsukubai) with bamboo water feature (kakehi) and bamboo ladle and rest, surrounded by pebbles, palm, cycas revoluta. Split bamboo wall cladding. Bamboo cross hatch wall ornament.
Bonsai on raised wooden podium housing. Gravel, black slate steppingstones, ornamental grasses, rocks.
Tall tower/pagoda in raised mossy mound with 3 monolith grey rocks surrounded by gravel. Japanese garden
Colour block planting. Very modern Japanese garden. Black Dragon and Japanese Bloodgrass.
Large Zen bench with black slate stepping stones, mondo grass, gravel and granite basin. Japanese garden.
Japanese Maple trees (dissectum) in raised planter underplanted with Ophiopogons, next to modern stream / water feature.
Japanese Maple trees (dissectum) in raised planter underplanted with Ophiopogons, next to modern stream / water feature.
Japanese Maple trees (dissectum) in raised planter underplanted with Ophiopogons, next to modern stream / water feature.
Japanese Maple tree (dissectum) in raised planter underplanted with Mondo grass.
Bonsai at entrance
Japanese Maple tree at entrance, small Buddha surrounded by Black Dragon.
Cascade bonsai (Ficus Ginseng) placed on podium in window
Sunken Japanese garden. Large Ficus Ginseng shaped cloud tree set in mossy mound surrounded by beige gravel. Black slate stepping stones, Mondo grass. Granite water basin.
Large Buddha ornament in raised planter, surrounded by mossy ground cover, overlooking modern water feature/pond/stream. Japanese Bloodgrass in planter behind.
Entrance garden with rocks, Japanese lantern, stones, gravel, bamboo cladding.
Entrance garden with bamboo wall cladding on low wall and on pillar. Japanese lantern and tsukubai water basin. Stones, rocks, gravel.
Rustic sleeper wood bench with bamboo screen behind, white azalea, gravel.
Japanese tsukubai water basin with bamboo water feature (kakehi) and bamboo ladle and rest, shaped tree, pebbles, in Japanese garden
Small shaped juniper in Japanese garden, rock, surrounded by moss
Japanese tsukubai water basin with bamboo water feature (kakehi) and bamboo ladle and rest, shaped tree, pebbles, in Japanese garden
Japanese tsukubai water basin with bamboo water feature (kakehi) in Japanese garden
Tiny courtyard / passage garden. Tiny Japanese lantern, rocks, liriope, mosses, ferns gravel, pebbles.
Western garden with Asian influence
Western garden with slight Asian influences.
Western garden with slight Asian influences.
Western garden with slight Asian influences.
Three monolith rocks and Japanese water basin (tsukubai) set into mossy mound, surrounded by beige gravel in centre of meditation garden. Small curved Zen benches. Large white Buddha ornament
Three monolith rocks and Japanese water basin (tsukubai) set into mossy mound, surrounded by beige gravel in centre of meditation garden. Small curved Zen benches. Large white Buddha ornament. Concrete Japanese lantern.
Three monolith rocks and Japanese water basin (tsukubai) set into mossy mound, surrounded by beige gravel in centre of meditation garden. Small curved Zen benches.
Large white Buddha ornament set in lush tropical surroundings in meditation garden.
Japanese water basin (tsukubai) with bamboo water feature (kakehi), bamboo ladle and rest. Black modern Eastern lantern. Rocks. Gravel. Pebbles. Black slate stepping stones. Multi-head shaped tree. Wooden screen behind.
Japanese water basin (tsukubai) with bamboo water feature (kakehi), bamboo ladle and rest. Black modern Eastern lantern. Rocks. Gravel. Pebbles. Black slate stepping stones. Multi-head shaped tree. Wooden screen behind.
Granite Japanese water basin (tsukubai) with bamboo water feature (kakehi), backed by split bamboo wall cladding, pebbles, ferns.
Rounded garden bed. Japanese garden. Low solid granite Japanese lantern. Multi-head shaped cloud tree with mosses. Liriope Green Giant. Pebbles. Gravel. Three tall bamboo poles. Rocks.
Round swimming pool with two curved Japanese garden beds on either side.
Rounded garden bed, Japanese garden, three large grey monolith rocks, shaped tree, mosses, gravel, granite pond lantern.
Japanese garden with large water basin, bamboo water feature (kakehi), bamboo ladle and rest, large shaped Ficus Ginseng cloud tree, rocks, pebbles, gravel, mosses, wooden Zen rake.
Small corner meditation garden with Japanese water basin (tsukubai), bamboo water feature (kakehi), round black pedestal style Japanese lantern, black slate steppingstones and grey gravel.
Modern entrance at Balinese house, large water pots creating water feature into pond on either side of walkway, tropical plants and ornamental grasses.
Contemporary meditation garden with Buddha on raised podium and small Zen bench. Low maintenance.
Japanese garden with Japanese water basin (tsukubai), bamboo water feature (kakehi), round black pedestal style Japanese lantern, gravel, split bamboo wall cladding.
Granite pedestal style lantern
Three grey monolith rocks set into a mossy mound, surrounded by gravel, near the Japanese planted garden with a Japanese water basin, kakehi water feature, bench and Japanese lantern.
Corner garden bed around swimming pool with small Buddha ornament
Modern black kakehi water feature with Japanese water basin (tsukubai)
Three grey monolith rocks set into a mossy mound, surrounded by gravel, near the Japanese planted garden and water feature
Shishi-odoshi ‘deer-scarer’ bamboo water feature next to pond
Courtyard Japanese bonsai garden with bonsai trees on wooden platforms, square concrete pavers and brown gravel. Japanese lantern.
Japanese Embassy / Medhold Tsunami Commemoration Garden with dedication plaque. Cherry tree planted by ambassadors.
Granite lotus bowl tsukubai with bamboo kakehi water feature. Japanese Embassy / Medhold Tsunami Commemoration Garden .
Life-size black Buddha statue surrounded by lush planting and backed by a bamboo wall screen, viewed through a moon gate trellis.
Stroll garden with pond. Natural stone path. Ornamental grasses.
Traditional garden with a modern feel. Japanese water basin (tsukubai) with bamboo kakehi water feature and stone tower. Dark grey rocks and black slate stepping stones, black pebbles, ferns liriope, Black Dragon, and a Japanese Maple tree against the dark grey wall. All surrounded by pale beige gravel.
Stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, water feature, Japanese lantern. Winding path leads through to dry raked Zen garden comprising rocks and raked gravel at the far end.
Stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, water feature, Japanese lantern. Winding path leads through to dry raked Zen garden comprising rocks and raked gravel at the far end.
Stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, water feature, Japanese lantern. Winding path leads through to dry raked Zen garden comprising rocks and raked gravel at the far end.
Stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, water feature, Japanese lantern. Winding path leads through to dry raked Zen garden comprising rocks and raked gravel at the far end.
Stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, water feature, Japanese lantern. Winding path leads through to dry raked Zen garden comprising rocks and raked gravel at the far end.
Stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, water feature, Japanese lantern. Winding path leads through to dry raked Zen garden comprising rocks and raked gravel at the far end.
Stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, water feature, Japanese lantern. Winding path leads through to dry raked Zen garden comprising rocks and raked gravel at the far end.
Stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, water feature, Japanese lantern. Winding path leads through to dry raked Zen garden comprising rocks and raked gravel at the far end.
Stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, water feature, Japanese lantern. Winding path leads through to dry raked Zen garden comprising rocks and raked gravel at the far end.
Stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, water feature, Japanese lantern. Winding path leads through to dry raked Zen garden comprising rocks and raked gravel at the far end.
Stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, water feature, Japanese lantern. Winding path leads through to dry raked Zen garden comprising rocks and raked gravel at the far end.
Stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, water feature, Japanese lantern. Winding path leads through to dry raked Zen garden comprising rocks and raked gravel at the far end.
Stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, water feature, Japanese lantern. Winding path leads through to dry raked Zen garden comprising rocks and raked gravel at the far end.
Stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, water feature, Japanese lantern. Winding path leads through to dry raked Zen garden comprising rocks and raked gravel at the far end.
Stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, water feature, Japanese lantern. Winding path leads through to dry raked Zen garden comprising rocks and raked gravel at the far end.
Path of black slate stepping stones leading from Japanese Zen raked garden with black pebble border into planted garden with shaped trees. Fragrant Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine) on trellis in background.
Path of black slate stepping stones leading from Japanese Zen raked garden with black pebble border into planted garden with shaped trees. Fragrant Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine) on trellis in background.
Path of black slate stepping stones leading from Japanese Zen raked garden with black pebble border into planted garden with shaped trees.
Japanese stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, tsukubai water basin with bamboo kakehi water feature, Japanese lantern.
Front garden. Japanese tsukubai water feature with bamboo kakehi water spout, Japanese stone tower, all set into a mossy mound under an existing Pride of India tree.
Front garden. Japanese tsukubai water feature with bamboo kakehi water spout, Japanese stone tower, all set into a mossy mound under an existing Pride of India tree.
Single seater meditation bench overlooking sunken Japanese stroll / meditation garden.
Two single seater meditation benches overlooking sunken Japanese stroll / meditation garden.
Dry raked Japanese Zen garden comprising only rocks, gravel and moss with a black pebble border
Dry raked Japanese Zen garden comprising only rocks, gravel and moss with a black pebble border
Dry raked Japanese Zen garden comprising only rocks, gravel and moss with a black pebble border
Japanese stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, tsukubai water basin with bamboo kakehi water feature, Japanese lantern. Adjoining dry raked Japanese Zen garden comprising only rocks, gravel and moss with a black pebble border
Dry raked Japanese Zen garden comprising only rocks, gravel and moss with a black pebble border
Japanese stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, tsukubai water basin with bamboo kakehi water feature, Japanese lantern.
Japanese stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, tsukubai water basin with bamboo kakehi water feature, Japanese lantern.
Stroll garden with natural slate steppingstones set into pale beige gravel path winding through mainly evergreen shrubs and shaped trees, Japanese Maple trees, ferns, ornamental grasses, azaleas, water feature, Japanese lantern.
Japanese kare-sansui style Zen dry raked gravel garden with rocks, gravel and double concrete border with black pebble channel. Buddha ornament.
Path of black slate stepping stones leading from Japanese Zen raked garden with black pebble border into planted garden with shaped trees.
Japanese garden area in front of house with Japanese water basin, rocks, bamboo water feature, solid granite Japanese lantern, all set into a mossy mound surrounded by pale beige gravel with a solid stone steppingstone path.
Tiny balcony garden. Path of decorative black round steppingstones, set into gravel leading to a small self-contained Zen water feature. Three monolit rocks, a small potted nandina, very few mossy ground covers and split bamboo cladding to add a finishing touch and texture. 2 tiny ceramic seats/tables
Tiny balcony garden. Path of decorative black round steppingstones, set into gravel leading to a small self-contained Zen water feature. Three monolit rocks, a small potted nandina, very few mossy ground covers and split bamboo cladding to add a finishing touch and texture
Tiny balcony garden. Path of decorative black round steppingstones, set into gravel leading to a small self-contained Zen water feature. Three monolit rocks, a small potted nandina, very few mossy ground covers and split bamboo cladding to add a finishing touch and texture. 2 tiny ceramic seats/tables
Japanese garden with hand-crafted ceramic Japanese water basin (tsukubai) with bamboo water feature and bamboo ladle & rest, surrounded by black pebbles.
Lush Japanese garden with simple rustic sleeper wood bench, small Buddha statue and Japanese water basin with bamboo water feature. Path of natural black slate set into gravel. Small Japanese lantern.
Life-size beige concrete Buddha water feature on driveway
Lush Japanese garden with simple rustic sleeper wood bench, small Buddha statue and Japanese water basin with bamboo water feature. Path of natural black slate set into gravel. Small Japanese lantern.
Lush Japanese garden with simple rustic sleeper wood bench, small Buddha statue and Japanese water basin with bamboo water feature. Path of natural black slate set into gravel. Small Japanese lantern.
Japanese garden with simple rustic sleeper wood bench, small Buddha statue and Lush Japanese water basin with bamboo water feature. Path of natural black slate set into gravel.
Lush Japanese garden with simple rustic sleeper wood bench, small Buddha statue and Japanese water basin with bamboo water feature. Path of natural black slate set into gravel.
Corner garden. Cycads, ornamental grasses, nandinas, ferns. mondo grasses. 3 large pots supplied by client surrounded by gravel.
Corner garden. Cycads, ornamental grasses, nandinas, ferns and an azalea. Three monolith rocks with pebbles, surrounded by gravel.
Simple modern entrance with a Japanese theme, wooden decking down the centre, black pebble border on either side, strip ponds on either side with marginal planting
Tiny driveway bed. Shaped tree (syzygium) in blue ceramic pot with character rock surrounded by gravel.
Large Buddha statue in raised planter on driveway/verge, with large rock, surrounded by gravel and colourful blooms.
Japanese garden with Japanese water basin, bamboo kakehi water feature surrounded by pebbles, square concrete pavers stained dark set into beige gravel path.
Small entrance Japanese garden with Japanese water basin and bamboo kakehi water feature, black slate stepping stones set in brown gravel, round black Japanese lantern.
Courtyard garden with Japanese water pot, shishi-odoshi deer scarer water feature, kakehi bamboo water feature, bamboo ladle & rest, round black Japanese lantern, simple rustic wooden bench, decorate Japanese stepping stones, brown gravel.
Large Japanese stroll garden. Flat natural rock stepping stones in gravel path.
Large Japanese stroll garden. Flat natural rock stepping stones in gravel path. Wooden chopstick hashi bridges going over gravel pond with irises.
Large Japanese stroll garden. Flat natural rock stepping stones in gravel path. Wooden chopstick hashi bridges going over gravel pond with irises.
Large Japanese stroll garden. Flat natural rock stepping stones in gravel path. Wooden chopstick hashi bridges going over gravel pond with irises.
Large Japanese stroll garden. Simple rustic stone bench. Flat natural rock stepping stones in gravel path. Wooden chopstick hashi bridges going over gravel pond with irises.
Large Japanese stroll garden. Flat natural rock stepping stones in gravel path
Large Japanese stroll garden. Simple rustic stone bench. Flat natural rock stepping stones in gravel path.
Small triangular garden bed at entrance. Lief-size concrete Buddha on podium, gravel surrounding mossy mound with 3 monolith rocks.
Classical style garden turned Japanese.. Shaped Ficus Ginseng tree. Granite Zen bench. Diamond gravel path. Granite Japanese pedestal lantern. Koi pond.
Classical style garden turned Japanese.. Shaped Ficus Ginseng tree. Granite Zen bench. Gravel path. Koi pond. Red jasper gravel.
Classical style garden turned Japanese.. Shaped Ficus Ginseng tree. Granite Zen bench. Gravel path. Koi pond. Red jasper gravel.
Chinese Elm bonsai in hand-crafted black ceramic pot. Split bamboo screen.
Classical style garden turned Japanese. Three monolith rocks. Temple lions / Foo dogs / Fu dogs. Black dragon ground cover.
Large shaped Olea africana (Wild Olive), shaped cloud trees, Japanese garden
Small corner Japanese garden, Japanese water basin with bamboo water feature, bamboo ladle & rest. Japanese lantern, black slate and gravel path.
Tiny Japanese garden in raised planter by entrance with Japanese water basin, Japanese lantern and shaped tree with mosses, surrounded by gravel.
Miniature dry landscape using small dwarfed Stinkwood tree, rocks, brown gravel, ground covers, tiny indoor planter.
Tiny entrance garden with Japanese water basin (tsukubai) and bamboo water feature (kakehi), small pedestal style Japanese lantern, Japanese Maple tree, black pebbles, rocks, ferns, mossy ground covers.
Solid granite, hand-carved temple lion / Fu dog / Foo dog (right one of a pair
Solid granite hand-carved temple lion / Fu dog / Foo dog (left of a pair)
Japanese water basin (tsukubai) with bamboo water feature (kakehi). Black pebbles. Gravel path.
Ceramic Japanese tsukubai water basin hand-crafted by Suzette Munnik. Bamboo water ladle and rest.
Modern indoor tsuboniwa courtyard garden, using tropical plants, cycas & palm. Split-level black decks with hand-crafted ceramic pot, gravel, pebbles.
Japanese water basin (tsukubai) with bamboo water feature (kakehi) and bamboo ladle and rest. Solid granite, hand-carved pedestal lantern. Bamboo cross-hatch wall ornament.
Japanese water basin (tsukubai) with bamboo water feature (kakehi) and bamboo ladle and rest. Solid granite, hand-carved pedestal lantern.
Small Buddha with three monolith grey rocks. Grey gravel path with black slate steppingstones.
Small Buddha with three monolith grey rocks. Grey gravel path with black slate steppingstones. Black pebbles.
Small Buddha with three monolith grey rocks. Grey gravel path with black slate steppingstones.
Japanese traditional water basin (tsukubai) with bamboo water feature (kakehi), water ladle and rest. Curved split bamboo wall cladding. Black pebbles. Flat rocks. Gravel path. Black slate steppingstones. Tall round pedestal style Japanese lantern. Rustic sleeper wood bench. Small Ficus Ginseng shaped tree with mosses.
Japanese traditional water basin (tsukubai) with bamboo water feature (kakehi), water ladle and rest. Curved split bamboo wall cladding. Black pebbles. Flat rocks. Gravel path. Black slate steppingstones. Tall round pedestal style Japanese lantern.
Japanese traditional water basin (tsukubai) with bamboo water feature (kakehi), water ladle and rest. Curved split bamboo wall cladding. Black pebbles. Flat rocks. Ferns. Nandina domestica.
Japanese traditional water basin (tsukubai) with bamboo water feature (kakehi). Brown gravel. Round black Japanese lantern.
Double-sided courtyard entrance with central raised path. Dry raked Japanese Zen garden with very large rocks and raked beige gravel. Black pebble border. Rustic. Simple.
Double-sided courtyard entrance with central raised path. Dry raked Japanese Zen garden with very large rocks and raked beige gravel. Black pebble border. Rustic. Simple. Wooden Zen rake.
Double-sided courtyard entrance with central raised path. Dry raked Japanese Zen garden with very large rocks and raked beige gravel. Rustic. Simple.
Double-sided courtyard entrance with central raised path. Dry raked Japanese Zen garden with very large rocks and raked beige gravel. Rustic. Simple.
Double-sided courtyard entrance with central raised path. Dry raked Japanese Zen garden with very large rocks and raked beige gravel. Rustic. Simple.
Double-sided courtyard entrance with central raised path. Dry raked Japanese Zen garden with very large rocks and raked beige gravel. Rustic. Simple.
Dry raked Zen Japanese garden, rocks, mosses, raked gravel. Wooden Zen bench. Solid granite pagoda / Japanese tower.
Dry raked Zen Japanese garden, rocks, mosses, raked gravel. Raised Buddha statue in planter with cascading junipers and wooden screen as background.
Dry raked Zen Japanese garden, rocks, mosses, raked gravel. Wooden Zen rake. Raised Buddha statue in planter with wooden screen as background. Nandina domestica in foreground.
Dry raked Zen Japanese garden entrance/courtyard, rocks, mosses, raked gravel, potted Japanese Maple tree in ceramic pot.
Dry raked Zen Japanese garden entrance/courtyard, rocks, mosses, raked gravel, potted Japanese Maple tree in ceramic pot.
Dry raked Zen Japanese garden entrance/courtyard, rocks, mosses, raked gravel, potted Japanese Maple tree in ceramic pot.
Dry raked Zen Japanese garden entrance/courtyard, rocks, mosses, raked gravel, potted Japanese Maple tree in ceramic pot.
Dry raked Zen Japanese garden entrance/courtyard, three monolith rocks, mosses, raked gravel, bamboo.
Japanese dry raked gravel Zen garden at night, double concrete border with black pebbles, rocks.
Indoor courtyard dry raked Zen Japanese garden, rocks and fine beige gravel, viewing window from sitting room.
Raised Japanese dry raked Zen garden, gravel, rocks, mosses.
Dry Zen Japanese garden with grey gravel, rocks and Japanese Black Pines.
Exhibitions and Shows
Japanese garden display, exhibition, The Cloisters, Rivonia, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa.
SAKKS South African Koi Keepers Society exhibition show garden, Japanese dry raked Zen garden, double concrete border with black pebbles, rocks, moss, raked gravel. Cresta Shopping Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
SAKKS South African Koi Keepers Society, exhibition, display, Cresta Shopping Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Japanese Zen garden, dry raked gravel, grey rocks, mosses, black pebble and double concrete border. Temple lions/Fu dogs/Foo dogs. Large concrete Zen bench.
SAKKS South African Koi Keepers Society, exhibition, display, Cresta Shopping Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Japanese Zen garden, dry raked gravel, grey rocks, mosses, black pebble and double concrete border. Temple lions/Fu dogs/Foo dogs. Large concrete Zen bench.
SAKKS South African Koi Keepers Society, exhibition, display, Cresta Shopping Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Japanese Zen garden, dry raked gravel, grey rocks, mosses, black pebble and double concrete border. Temple lions/Fu dogs/Foo dogs. Large concrete Zen bench.
SAKKS South African Koi Keepers Society, exhibition, display, Cresta Shopping Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Japanese Zen garden, dry raked gravel, grey rocks, mosses, black pebble and double concrete border. Temple lions/Fu dogs/Foo dogs. Large concrete Zen bench.
SAKKS South African Koi Keepers Society, exhibition, display, Cresta Shopping Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Japanese Zen garden, dry raked gravel, grey rocks, mosses, black pebble and double concrete border. Temple lions/Fu dogs/Foo dogs. Large concrete Zen bench.
SAKKS South African Koi Keepers Society, exhibition, display, Cresta Shopping Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Japanese Zen garden, dry raked gravel, grey rocks, mosses, black pebble and double concrete border. Temple lions/Fu dogs/Foo dogs. Large concrete Zen bench.
SAKKS South African Koi Keepers Society, exhibition, display, Cresta Shopping Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Japanese Zen garden, dry raked gravel, grey rocks, mosses, black pebble and double concrete border.
SAKKS South African Koi Keepers Society, exhibition, display, Cresta Shopping Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Japanese Zen garden, dry raked gravel, grey rocks, mosses, black pebble and double concrete border.
SAKKS South African Koi Keepers Society, exhibition, display, Cresta Shopping Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Japanese Zen garden, dry raked gravel, grey rocks, mosses, black pebble and double concrete border. Temple lions/Fu dogs/Foo dogs/
SAKKS South African Koi Keepers Society, exhibition, display, Cresta Shopping Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Japanese Zen garden, dry raked gravel, grey rocks, black pebble and double concrete border. Temple lions/Fu dogs/Foo dogs/
SAKKS South African Koi Keepers Society, exhibition, display, Cresta Shopping Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Japanese garden, black monolith rocks, pebbles and double concrete border. Small Buddha.
SAKKS South African Koi Keepers Society, show garden, exhibition, Cresta Shopping Centre, display, Japanese tsukubai water basin, bamboo kakehi water feature, sandstone bench.
Japanese influenced garden using architectural silk plants, driftwood, black slate stepping stones, brown gravel, rocks, with traditional Japanese water basin and bamboo water feature.
Japanese influenced garden using architectural silk plants, driftwood, black slate stepping stones, brown gravel, rocks, with traditional Japanese water basin and bamboo water feature.
Japanese influenced garden using architectural silk plants, driftwood, black slate stepping stones, brown gravel, rocks, with traditional Japanese water basin and bamboo water feature.
Eastgate Flower & Garden Show, exhibition, shopping centre display, Japanese garden. Shishi-odoshi ‘deer-scarer’ water feature
Eastgate Flower & Garden Show, exhibition, shopping centre display, Japanese garden.
Eastgate Flower & Garden Show, exhibition, shopping centre display, Japanese Zen garden. Dry raked gravel, rocks, black pebble border.
Eastgate Flower & Garden Show, shopping centre display
Magazine article featuring Japanese Garden Concepts
Homemakers Fair, Coca-Cola Dome, Sandton, Johannesburg, SA. Zen garden, raked gravel, rocks, split bamboo screen. Japanese water pot tsukubai with bamboo kakehi water feature.
Homemakers Fair, Coca-Cola Dome, Sandton, Johannesburg, SA. Japanese garden, tsukubai water basin, water feature, with bamboo kakehi, bamboo ladle and rest.
SAKKS South African Koi Keepers Society. Exhibition. Show garden. Bonsai. Shaped tree. Shaped juniper. Mosses. Gravel. Rocks. Cresta Shopping Centre. Black Japanese steppingstones.
SAKKS South African Koi Keepers Society. Exhibition. Show garden. Bonsai. Shaped tree. Mosses. Gravel. Rocks. Cresta Shopping Centre.
Japanese lantern. Moulded concrete. Ferns. Rocks. Brown gravel. Lonehill Japanese Festival, Sandton, Johannesburg, SA. Exhibition.
Ceramic black tsukubai Japanese water pot (crafted by Suzette Munnik) with traditional bamboo ladle and rest. Ferns. Black slate stepping stones. Rocks. Pebbles. Lonehill Japanese Festival, Sandton, Johannesburg, SA. Exhibition.
SAKKS South African Koi Keepers Society centrepiece show garden, exhibition, dry raked Zen garden with rocks, moss, double concrete border, black pebbles, raked gravel & Buddha water feature. Cresta Shopping Centre.
SA Koi Keepers Society (SAKKS), centre showpiece garden, exhibition, Japanese dry gravel raked Zen garden with rocks and double concrete border, black pebbles, mosses, Buddha water feature. Cresta shopping centre display.
Sandton City, Japanese Zen show garden, exhibition, dry gravel raked Zen garden with rocks and double concrete border, black pebbles, mosses. Shopping centre display.
Sandton City, exhibition, Japanese garden. Display in shopping centre
Sandton City, exhibition, Japanese garden. Display in shopping centre
Sandton City, exhibition, dry raked Zen garden with gravel, rocks & black pebble border. Display in shopping centre
Sunsational Japanese garden
Moongate Backdrop for exhibition
Film and Photo Shoots
Photo shoot, Japanese Zen garden, martial arts
Photo shoot, Zen garden, martial arts
Acrobatic yoga photo shoot, Zen Japanese garden, gravel, rocks.
Acrobatic yoga, zen garden, gravel, Japanese garden, photo shoot
Acrobatic yoga photo shoot, zen garden, gravel
Film shoot, martial arts, Zen garden
SABC television interview
SABC television interview
SABC television interview
SABC television interview
SABC television interview
SABC television interview
Photo shoot, Zen garden, martial arts
Film shoot, Zen garden, martial arts.
Photo shoot, yoga, Japanese garden
Medhold and Embassy Tsunami Commemoration Garden 2011
Granite lotus bowl with bamboo kakehi water feature. Japanese garden. Tsunami commemoration garden.
Tsunami commemoration Japanese garden.
Tsunami commemoration garden.
Tsunami commemoration garden.
Tsunami commemoration garden.
Tsunami commemoration garden.
Tsunami commemoration garden.
Tsunami commemoration garden.
Tsunami commemoration garden.
Tsunami commemoration garden.
Japanese school children
Japanese garden. Japanese ambassador to SA and SA ambassador to Japan. Tsunami commemoration garden.
Japanese garden tsunami commemoration garden. Planting cherry tree. Japanese ambassador.
Japanese garden tsunami commemoration garden. Planting cherry tree. Japanese ambassador.
Japanese garden tsunami commemoration garden. Planting cherry tree. Japanese ambassador.
Japanese garden tsunami commemoration garden. Planting cherry tree. Japanese ambassador.
Japanese garden tsunami commemoration garden. Planting cherry tree. Japanese ambassador.
Japanese garden tsunami commemoration garden. Planting cherry tree. Japanese ambassador.
Medhold team who went from South Africa to assist in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, after the tsunami
Plants and Ornaments
Japanese stone tower or pagoda (no light boxes), hand-carved solid stone.
Japanese stone tower or pagoda (with light / ‘fire’ boxes), hand-carved solid stone.
Various colours of a Japanese Maple leaf
Pebble water feature on wide staircase
Bamboo forests
Black Bamboo
Roof tiles on edge used as bed or lawn edging. Lawn/gravel.
Roof tiles on edge used as bed edging. Black pebbles/gravel.
Traditional bamboo fence, black bamboo, small pagoda
Traditional Japanese bamboo water ladle and rest
Giant Ficus Ginseng bonsai /shaped tree
Large Ficus Ginseng bonsai, shaped trees
Large bougainvillea bonsai
Entrance with bamboo cladding on pillar, Buddha statue with cycad
Hand-carved solid stone Buddha bust
Traditional Japanese bamboo water carrier
Ornamental bamboo cross-hatch on wall, traditional knots
Large shaped tree, Olea africana (Wild Olive)
Bonsai, juniper
Solid stone life-size Buddha statue
Solid stone life-size Buddha statue
Festuca glauca ground cover
Coleus with Ophiopogon nigrescens (Black Dragon), planter
Multi-levelled raised planters next to water feature / modern stream. Ophiopogon nigrescens (Black Dragon), Ophiopogon jap. (Mondo Grass), Coleus, Imperata cylindrica (Japanese Bloodgrass)
Multi-levelled raised planters. Imperata cylindrica (Japanese Bloodgrass) and Coleus
Japanese Cutleaf (Dissectum) Maple tree underplanted with Ophiopogon japonicus (Mondo Grass) in raised planter
Japanese Cutleaf (Dissectum) Maple tree underplanted with Ophiopogon japonicus (Mondo Grass) in raised planter
Japanese Cutleaf (Dissectum) Maple tree underplanted with Ophiopogon japonicus (Mondo Grass) in raised planter
Japanese Cutleaf (Dissectum) Maple tree underplanted with Ophiopogon japonicus (Mondo Grass) in raised planter
Shaped juniper
Olea africana / Wild Olive and white azalea / rhododendron. Bamboo screen.
Multi-headed Melaleuca shaped tree
Shaped multi-headed Melaleuca
Small meditating Zen monk statue / figurine
Small curved black concrete Zen meditation benches next to koi pond, black and brown pebbles, natural rock steppingstones
Shaped wild olive tree (Olea africana)
White azalea / rhododendron
Chinese smiling Buddha, small, white, concrete.
Nandina domestica (Sacred or Heavenly Bamboo)
Kare-sansui raked gravel Zen garden, rock, gravel, concrete border, black pebble border, Chinese Buddha, wooden Zen rake.
Small curved concrete Zen bench, single seater. Meditation bench. Japanese maple tree autumn colour. Beige gravel. Black slate steppingstones.
Balcony garden – small self contained Zen water feature, split bamboo cladding, black slate steppingstone, gravel
Balcony garden: Ceramic imported stools, also used as little tables, gravel, black slate stepping stones, split bamboo wall cladding
White evergreen azalea / rhododendron
White evergreen azalea / rhododendron
Water droplets on Chondropetalum tectorum
Ophiopogon nigrescens aka Black Dragon ground cover
Back passage garden with Chinese Buddha, gravel, ferns, palm and bamboo screen on wall
Shaped juniper
Tsukubai water bowl aka chozubachi with bamboo water spout (kakehi)
Granite Temple Lion/ Foo Dog/ Fu Dog (right)
Granite hand-carved Temple Lion / Fu dog / Foo dog (left side)
Ornamental Zen garden rake
Wooden Zen rake