Friendly enough for total beginners and full of ideas and tips that experienced gardeners will love to read about, this moss gardening book brings you information on the following: Finding and collecting moss Cultivation and maintenance Choosing soils and other components Designing. This meditative experience is designed to enhance the visitor's appreciation of the gardens. Miniature Moss Gardens presents expert advice and techniques from the birthplace of miniature gardening-Japan.
As part of the visit, you'll be invited to take part in temple activities including Buddhist chanting and the copying of sutra scriptures. Read Miniature Moss Gardens Create Your Own Japanese Container Gardens (Bonsai, Kokedama, Terrariums & Dish Gardens) by Megumi Oshima available from. The garden is split into two halves including a classic kokoro heart-shaped pond and a raked gravel landscape area believed to be the first of its kind and providing inspiration for many Japanese gardens.Įntrance to Saiho-ji Temple and its gardens is by appointment only which InsideJapan can arrange for you in advance of your trip. The temple grounds were created in 1339 by the Zen priest, Muso Kokushi, also a renowned landscape architect. There are thought to be around 120 varieties of moss in the garden, in every shade of green. Particularly beautiful in rainy months (June and September), the velvety carpet of moss stretching between the trees is a vision of tranquillity. Saiho-ji, otherwise known as Koke-dera or the moss temple, is a must-see for garden lovers. Lay out a layer of suited substrates if the soil isn’t right for mosses. Carefully remove all weeds before planting. Magical temple gardens with 120 varieties of moss. The best time for planting a moss garden is at times when evaporation is smallusually in the spring or fall in areas with seasons.
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