My Japanese Garden.....under construction...

[Garden Guy]

By gardenguy at 2010-05-30


By gardenguy at 2010-05-30


By gardenguy at 2010-05-30


By gardenguy at 2010-05-30

[rainbowgardener]

Very nice; the red gate is beautiful. Maybe it is just the camera angles or something, but to me it seems a little bit to lack the austere serenity I associate with Japanese gardens.

Have you read the Japanese garden design article at the beginning of this site?

"One of the first things that occur to western eyes viewing a Japanese garden is the “emptinessâ€

[Garden Guy]

Thank you

Regarding the above quote...

"One of the first things that occur to western eyes viewing a Japanese garden is the “emptinessâ€

[rainbowgardener]

well, I said maybe it's just the camera angle...

I was just responding to what I could see in the picture... trying to be helpful.

200 acres sounds wonderful... show us some more of it!

[Garden Guy]

Here are a few more.....I'm working on several new beds....one for my Gunnera Manicata.........tons of work......love it though.
Take care




By gardenguy at 2010-06-17


By gardenguy at 2010-06-17


By gardenguy at 2010-06-17


By gardenguy at 2010-05-30


By gardenguy at 2010-05-30


By gardenguy at 2010-05-30

[rainbowgardener]

Gorgeous pictures!! Absolutely beautiful!

Cape Breton is Nova Scotia, right? Does your gunnera survive the winter outdoors? I would imagine if established, it will be too huge to dig up and bring in.

[Garden Guy]

Thank you for your kind comments. I am located at the Northern tip of Nova Scotia. Home of Alexander Graham Bell and the World Famous Cabot Trail.

Cabot Trail pictures

I have to cover the Gunnera with 3ft of straw and a large tarp....it winters well.

Take care

[rainbowgardener]

The Cabot Trail pictures are spectacular, but even your own property looks like the kind of place I spend a lot of money to go vacation at! Start a B&B and I will come!

I took the liberty of hiding the URL for the Cabot pics, since huge URLs like that don't fit in our formatting real well.

[Garden Guy]

Thanks
There are B&B's just down the road from me overlooking the stunning Bras d'Or Lakes..the Ocean is minutes away...they are also located all over the Island......most start at $79.00.....

[TomM]

Absolutely stunning - beautiful.

Camera angles can fool the eye.

I'm sure the local B&B's have just been guaranteed improved occupancy rates !!!