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A Japanese garden goes far beyond landscaping, since it uses Zen principles traditionally for replicating on a small-scale a concept that features a clear and simple universe with a perfectly balanced beauty.

The traditional Japanese gardens replicates on small-scale those elements of nature that integrate principles such as simplicity, clarity or subtlety. There are different types of Japanese gardens: Stone Gardens (Zen) – designed to stimulate meditation, with sand replacing the water and a dry general appearance, the gardens named Roji – designed for tea ceremonies and the Japanese promenade gardens – designed so that visitors can stop for admiring the miniatures shaped with a careful eye for detail and the small gardens in the backyard.

If you want to landscape a rock garden, you should focus on a clean and distinct design to match the plants with natural stone. You can opt for a colorful and cheerful landscaping or a more traditional one, single color flowers, or even non-flowering plants, based on your taste and the interior design style. Natural stone fits many styles: wide color variation and designs for slabs and also decoration elements (such as statues, garden fountains or massive pots).

The traditional Italian gardens are formal, with symmetrical, geometric lines, hidden alleys and gazebos. But, for a total contrast, there is the relaxed, rustic and full of flowers Tuscan-inspiration garden.

In ancient history, the Greek garden was intended to protect against wind and sun and also for maintaining a damp air during summer with all the flower pots and plants. In smaller Greek villages, garden was not part of a tradition, therefore people decorated the areas in front of the house with flowers pots and flower boxes. The first evidence of Greek gardens are strongly connected with planting olive trees.

A garden fountain is always an instant eye-catcher for the entire space. The presence of water, besides the flower pots, plant or tree layers, is a true delight: its relaxing sound will completely transform the experience of a simple garden stroll and its look brings a touch of Italian style into this space. Here are some ideas of fountains you can associate with your green space:

There is nothing more natural, elegant and stylish than a rock garden. The harsh surface of slate, travertine or limestone combined perfectly with the vivid setting outlined by the plants and flowers. Especially if you used natural stone elements for interior decoration, you should also have it for the interior, for a feeling of unity, uniformity and homogeneity into the overall design of the living space.

For a garden decoration project that implies more than a basic walkway, use decorative mosaic or different models of "pebble" spread with a thin layer, over geotextile membrane. This procedure protects pebbles from getting dirty, allows the soil to breathe while preserving moist and shapes an amazing garden.

When you’re searching for the garden fountain best suited for your needs, first you should choose between wall fountains and garden fountain. From our wide product range, you can find natural composite stone garden fountains or garden fountains with patina: with tumbled finish or cream color, based on your preferences and the design style of your garden.

Deciding to follow the latest trends in landscaping, comes with the benefit of a more beautiful life: by removing boundaries between exterior and interior, you will enjoy more space and details such the use of black shades, garden fountains or outdoor fireplaces will transform your garden into an elegant and very interesting area. Here are some tips for a trendy garden: