Japanese Garden Designer Chelsea
Kazuyuki ishihara talks about preparation for his fourteenth garden at chelsea.
Japanese garden designer chelsea. Sophie raworth catches up with this popular. The city garden best in class winner seems the softest most usable of the three japanese gardens at chelsea 2004. Japanese garden the water feature flows through calming stone and the pathways are embellished with rounded cobles.
The letter h and a japanese writing character he in hiragana provide the lines and the traditional four elements mix well with contemporary materials like stainless steel mirrors reflecting the movement of the plants in the wind. In case you will not reside in residential areas yet would like a stunning garden do not worry. As part of the japan 2001 festival the japanese government co sponsored the garden with the daily telegraph.
Constructed in 2001 the garden started life as a show garden at the rhs chelsea flower show winning a gold medal and coveted best in show for its designer professor masao fukuhara. Sophie raworth catches up with this popular designer from japan. His 2014 show garden togenkyo a paradise on earth was inspired by the stories that his father told him as a boy based on the fabulous japanese countryside pre atom bomb.
History of the japanese garden. The centre features several tranquil display gardens which showcase the best of japanese design to help spark new ideas and inspire your garden design. Many plants were grown for the show in europe including the japanese garden centre in kent.
Our japanese garden centre based in kent is the uk s only specialist centre dedicated to contemporary japanese design construction plants and materials. Togenkyo is also a. Japanese garden chelsea flower show small garden ideas find how gardeners around the nation have made wonderful gardens in small areas.
The countryside in wales reminds the designer yano tea of japan so she combined the two themes in her design. Kazuyuki ishihara was born in nawasaki in the late 1950s. Ishihara kazuyuki is back at chelsea once again and wins gold once again as he celebrates the magic of the japanese garden with a beautifully crafted japanese creation which promises something for everyone.