Sustainable Land Scaping USA

Garden themes are not uncommon among sprawling areas where homeowners can use as much space as they want. But lately, even down-town apartment tenants have made use rooftops, and other reclaimable small pieces of spaces to create their patch of greenery in. People have also made use of different garden themes that allow them to be virtually transported to a different place, a different time, just by being in their themed-garden.

There are two most-popular or best-loved garden themes today: the Italian Garden and the Japanese Garden.

The Italian garden is characterized by its circular flowerbeds and highly-symmetrical patterns of bushes. Because Italy is also known for its impeccable and discriminating taste in foods, herbs and spices are also popular in Italian gardens. Herbs and spices serves as a form of perennial Aromatherapy grown in your Italian garden. Of course, Italian gardens would not be called such without the touch of beautiful garden elements such as urns, birdbaths, water fountains and most especially statues of Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses! These structures, if positioned strategically all over your Italian garden, will even create the illusion of a wide garden area. The statues of the reclining or standing figures of gods and goddesses will do much for stressed eyes as they provide a beautiful color variation among greens and bright colors.

The Japanese garden is characterized by the use of the four elements: fire, air, water, land. The element of fire is usually achieved by allowing a particular garden area to be exposed by the sun. A typical Japanese garden will usually be cultivated around a central piece such as a circular rock formation, or a narrow wooden bridge over a small Japanese pond with a couple of black and white Japanese Koi spotted with blotches of bright oranges. These slow therapeutic movements in the pond soothes and relaxes nerves and relieves stress and the soft splashes of pond water adds a meditative feel to the place, making it perfect for relaxation. Japanese garden plants usually include Japanese bushes, potted bonsais and some small flowering trees that give reference to the element of air as its branches sway up into the air.

In these times of fast-paced living, gardens and gardening have become much more than a hobby for people. Gardens are fast becoming a welcoming respite, a peaceful personal space of beauty and colors for people from all walks of life. Whether they be harried single parents, busy being both mother and father to their kids, corporate executives, downtown waitress, housewife, etc., people nowadays have slowly recognized their need for a relaxed atmosphere or surroundings where they can collect their thoughts. Gardens have proven their worth as that ideal daily haven.