A Japanese flower garden is essentially Japanese in its aesthetic appeal, design and philosophy. Nowadays, Japanese flower gardens are very popular in the west, and a number of elaborate Japanese flower gardens can be seen throughout America.

In Japan, the Japanese style flower gardens are usually located in Buddhist temples, Japanese homes, parks, Shinto shrines and famous landmarks. In ancient times, Japanese flower gardens were seen at king's castles and royal Japanese palaces.

The Japanese flower gardens and Japanese flower arrangement known as Ikebana, are drenched in deep philosophical meaning and symbolism. Traditional Japanese flower gardens contain water, an island like area, a bridge to reach that dry island, a teahouse and a stone lantern. These are present in actual physical form or they may be symbolically represented.

Flowers like peony and cherry blossom adorn the entrances of Japanese flower gardens. There are various styles of Japanese flower gardens. The pond garden is a Japanese flower garden that is mainly surrounded by water as it is meant to be viewed from a boat. The ponds contain Koi fish and Tortoise that are symbols of good luck. The strolling garden is another style of Japanese flower garden. These gardens are wide spread and have a path snaking in between them. These gardens are designed in such a way that they can be viewed from the path which circumnavigates the strolling garden.

Other styles like the tea garden and the sitting gardens are meant to be enjoyed from indoors. They could be viewed from a building in the Japanese flower garden premises or a quaint, tranquil tea garden.

The Japanese flower gardens in the western regions include wider range of flowers than the traditional Japanese flower gardens. The flowers popularly seen in such gardens are:-

Iris Japonicas
Deutzia
Camellia
Rhododendrons
Bonsai
Peony
Cherry Blossom

Other popular plants in the Japanese flower gardens are the maple tree, bamboo trees and many other oriental shrubs. The Japanese rock garden and the Japanese dry gardens are also very well known forms of Japanese gardens.

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