Mediterranean Japanese Garden Hills Landscape
A Mediterranean residence with Japanese garden for exterior, what a dramatic combination. This two style smoothly unified with geometrical line approach, guided by Japanese landscape design principles of proportion. Planting-wise, designer incorporated reddish color schemes to harmonize with the house color. Fortunately this area is a microclimate that allows many materials traditionally used in Japanese gardens to grow – from Black pine to Japanese maple, and small plants like nandina to barberries, and so on. Designer created three water features, in addition to the swimming pool: a cascading waterfall, creek, and pond at the front entrance, one water basin, and one in the interior courtyard. Angular boulders were selected to fit with the linear, geometric design elements.
The long distance from the street to the main house, as well as an existing landscape presented design challenges. Another was the presence of clay just below the soil, which created a major drainage problem for any landscape design. Kurisu’s Japanese garden design met all of these issues. A striking path of China rose slate and mature Japanese pines lead from the street to the house, and drainage catch basins were installed throughout the garden. A garden waterfall design included a cascading stream – crossed by a footbridge just before the home’s entrance – that flowed into a naturalistic garden pond full of koi.
This residential landscape design also features a courtyard full of various species of maples, a courtyard garden waterfall, a small fruit arbor, and strolling paths through a gently sloping hillside garden design. An overall challenge, in an aesthetic sense, was to harmonize the new landscape, including the koi pond, which of course relates to Japanese gardens, to the Mediterranean-style stucco house. Designed by Kurisu.
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This is one of the most beautiful gardens that I have seen in a ling time the colors are just stunning. I love the use of a Koi pond there is nothing more tranquil in a garden than water, this a a very calm garden where one wants to spend time in.
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