…Continued from The Strolling Pond Garden & The Tea Garden.
Natural Garden on February 27, 2010
The Natural Garden, or shizen shiki niwi, was originally called the Hillside Garden and has seen a couple of renovations since the Japanese Garden opened.
Natural Garden on February 27, 2010
The Natural Garden winds its way down the south hillside with ponds, waterfalls, shallow streams and tiny bridges, eventually leading to a gazebo, or azumaya.
Natural Garden on February 27, 2010
Natural Garden on February 27, 2010
Natural Garden on February 27, 2010
Natural Garden on February 27, 2010
Natural Garden on February 27, 2010
Natural Garden on February 27, 2010
Natural Garden on February 27, 2010
Natural Garden on February 27, 2010
Natural Garden on February 27, 2010
Natural Garden on February 27, 2010
Natural Garden on February 27, 2010
Natural Garden on February 27, 2010
Natural Garden on February 27, 2010
Sand and Stone Garden on February 27, 2010
The Sand and Stone Garden, or dry landscape garden or karesansui niwa, is the most abstract Japanese garden form, with weathered stones in a raked bed of sand representing the sea.
Sand and Stone Garden on February 27, 2010
The style was developed in the later Kamakura period (1185-1333) and is often part of Zen monasteries.
Sand and Stone Garden on February 27, 2010
Poetry Stone on February 27, 2010
The Poetry Stone south of the Pavilion is inscribed with a haiku reading:
Here, miles from Japan,
I stand as if warmed by the
spring sunshine of home.
Continue to Rose Garden Children’s Park…
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