Japanese Garden, Hamilton Gardens. Waikato. New Zealand.
S 37° 48.390 E 175° 18.180
60H E 350611 N 5814297
Within the 58 hectare Hamilton Gardens, the Paradise Garden Collections have been designed to illustrate aspects of the history of gardens around the world. This area includes a Japanese Garden of Contemplation.
Waymark Code: WM67WR
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 04/19/2009
Views: 9
The Japanese Garden, one of the Paradise Gardens within the Hamilton Gardens, features its own Zen Garden. Visitors to the Zen garden traditionally view it from a pavilion and use their imagination.
The Japanese Garden of Contemplation also features a Shoin style of scroll garden set around a pool. This type of garden invites visitors to sit in a building opening on to a verandah and see the landscape unroll before them like a scroll.
Gardens of these types feature islands, trees and rocks in a colour scheme of green and grey rather than coloured flowers and blossom.
There is also a Reflection garden featuring ponds with goldfish beneath beautiful Japanese Maple trees, particularly stunning in autumn time.
Name: Japanese Garden,
Location (specific park it is located within): The Hamilton Gardens in Cobham Drive,
City: Hamilton. Waikato.
Fees: no
Garden Website: http://www.hamiltongardens.co.nz/
Designer: Not listed
Date of Creation: Not listed
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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