Exhibitors
Courtyard gardens
Uchiyama Landscape Construction Co
East Wind
Designers: Uchiyama Landscape Construction Co, Koji Ninomiya
Contractor: Garden Inspiration
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Japanese people are used to the rich, seasonal and spontaneous natural landscape of Japan. So how do they feel when seeing the beautiful British countryside for the first time? This feeling is the inspiration for this garden - a fusion of East and West design. Designer Koji Ninomiya combines the Japanese sense of living close to nature with inspiration from the scenic English countryside.
The garden is based on a Japanese traditional garden and is mixed with English garden style. Patterns of white sand wrap softly around flowers and green foliage, and a garden gate and stepping stones lead to a bench where, if you sit, you may be able to feel the wind from the east.
In a Japanese garden it is common to find features such as the garden gate or paving that are included here. The materials and plants used are all sourced locally, a mixture of eastern and western origin.
Koji Ninomiya believes that the future of garden style will be a fusion of Eastern and Western design.