Last year I went to a garden exposition in Belgium and the main scene was a Japanese garden in the center of the venue. Very beautiful.
When I was back to Belgium in August this year we visited my daughter's sister in law (Mother of Matti, maybe you remember the sad story ...) and I was surprised to find a very beautiful Japanese garden in front of their house (which is in the countryside). It gave the place a very intense atmosphere of peace and serenity. I am sorry I had forgotten to take along my camera!
The only thing that I found exaggerated were the stepping stones which actually led as far as the entrance door of the house and while this may be funny for young people I thought it was quite a challenge to walk safely from one stone to the other, as at the time being they were also wet from the rain. Whoever will visit there, will have to use the path of stepping stones. Of course it is a beautiful sight, but I fear it is not very practical.
I have heard that Japanese gardens are very much appreciated more and more (especially in Belgium).
Love and big hugs.
Margherita
This is a picture of the Japanese Garden in Duesseldorf/Germany
Another Japanese Garden in Kaiserslautern/Germany
