Planting ideas for a Japanese inspired garden

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Which plants to use:
Also known as “Zen Gardens” – this is a timeless garden style that can provide peace and
tranquillity from a hectic lifestyle and help to connect you with nature.

Trees
• Acers
• Japanese Maples <shop>
• Eriobotrya japonica
• Cherry
• Magnolia
• Crab Apple
• Amelanchier

Shrubs
• Azaleas
• Rhododendrom
• Camellia
• Aucuba japonica
• Skimmia japonica
• Osmanthus burkwoodii
• Sarcococca hookeriana
• Pieris

Conifers
• Juniperus communis ‘Green Carpet’
• Pinus mugo Mops
• Thuja standishii

Perennials
• Ophiopogon planiscapus
• Pachysandra terminalis
• Iris ensata

Ferns
• Asplenium scolopendrium
• Dryopteris erythrosora Brilliance
• Cryptomeria japonica ’Cristata’

Climbers
• Clematis armandii
• Trachelospermum jasminoides
• Wisteria floribunda

Ornamental Grasses
• Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’

Cloud Topiary
• Pinus mugo ‘Pumilio’
• Carstens ‘Wintergold’
• Ilex crenata ‘Convexa’

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