Introduction to Bonsai Garden Design: Layout Planning and Landscaping Key Points

Professional bonsai gardens often concentrate their most eye-catching trees in the garden, positioned at roughly eye level, so that visitors have the chance to gaze at the trees while strolling.

The support posts are relatively simple, so the only difficulty is choosing materials. The common materials we have encountered include wooden posts (old railway sleepers or tree trunks), stone slabs and concrete posts, etc.

Let's take a look at some bonsai displays in gardens to see if we can find inspiration.

This photo was taken in Tokyo,

The garden is very spacious; this is the central courtyard; the masterpiece trees around it look very prominent, and these trees are pines.

Another garden shot, showing more trees, in a pond filled with koi carp. The edges are made of concrete, shaped like trees. The advantage of using concrete is that the posts can be very thin, saving space.

This bonsai backyard successfully creates a sense of depth in a limited space, with the posts in the front lower than those in the back. The simple colors of the fence make the trees stand out. I found this photo on StreamLink, but I don't know whose garden this is.

The Chinese bonsai garden focuses on the trees using simple materials; a plain background and clean concrete posts are used. The photo was taken by Paul Thompson.

One of the most beautiful bonsai gardens, the trees in the photo catch the eye, the owner of the garden is Mr. Suzuki, the trees are fixed to poles, according to the owner mainly to protect the trees from heavy rain and snow.

Building a platform is a bit difficult, especially when you want it to last longer than 1 to 2 years. Below you will see some photos that you can create yourself. First, let's look at a few examples.

This photo was taken at a garden near Osaka.

This bonsai garden was photographed in Auckland (photo by aureliak), one of the stands is made of a ring of concrete. The glass roof above protects the trees from rain and snow.

(Photo by aureliak). The base boards are matched with a sense of weathered antiquity, absolutely wonderful.

The bonsai stand was designed by Jeremy Norbury.

Vertical bonsai garden display design

This kind of vertical bonsai backyard is composed of plain, natural walls, and then these several platforms are connected together. Photo by Alex Lamb.

This design was discovered at a botanical garden in Washington (photo by Aaron Karnofski).

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