I was looking in a book of Japanese-style gardens the other day and came across the word 'sanzon.' This is a grouping of three stones - a tall one in the centre, which is flanked by two thinner ones on either side - which symbolize a dry waterfall. I thought this was a most interesting idea, as I could think of a sloping front garden this idea might fit (see the page 'My Story' and sub-page 'Project ONE).'
Just recently the owner and myself have laid landscaping fabric in a 2m square area around a tree. We then laid blue/brown cobbles in a circle around the tree and surrounded this blue/grey slate to the edges of a square. This stone circle could be seen as a 'pond.' The garden slopes upwards from this point and, at one top corner, a sanzon might be situated. I have emailed the garden owner - an intelligent lady - and suggested we might do a 'rough' of the idea by placing other large objects in the position which could be occupied by the trinity of stones. I have said that holes would have to be pre-dug to accommodate the stones and that they would have to be craned into position.
It would then be possible to run a sinuous 'river' of blue flowering plants down from the 'waterfall' to the 'pond' at the bottom. Such is the power of the imagination!
Just recently the owner and myself have laid landscaping fabric in a 2m square area around a tree. We then laid blue/brown cobbles in a circle around the tree and surrounded this blue/grey slate to the edges of a square. This stone circle could be seen as a 'pond.' The garden slopes upwards from this point and, at one top corner, a sanzon might be situated. I have emailed the garden owner - an intelligent lady - and suggested we might do a 'rough' of the idea by placing other large objects in the position which could be occupied by the trinity of stones. I have said that holes would have to be pre-dug to accommodate the stones and that they would have to be craned into position.
It would then be possible to run a sinuous 'river' of blue flowering plants down from the 'waterfall' to the 'pond' at the bottom. Such is the power of the imagination!