Japanese Garden Landscape Design and Architecture
JAPANESE GARDEN LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE
At the heart of Hanselman Landscape and Garden’s mission is the desire to learn from the best Japanese garden landscape builders in the world. From the choice of plant material ,such as delicate Japanese Maples, to the placement of natural boulders and pathways, Japanese garden landscapes are designed to provide rest for the soul and the eyes by eliminating loud, competing elements and incorporating components that flow together naturally and harmoniously.
YOUR WINDOW AS A CANVAS
There is a lot to learn from the well-developed Japanese Garden traditions, including the idea that a garden is a living environment to experience. Our Japanese garden landscape designers use your windows as a canvas to open up your home into breathtaking outdoor spaces.
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN NATURE
Whether you are taking in the beauty of bright fall colors or waking up to a misty morning, our Japanese gardens are designed and built to provide lasting natural beauty that can be lived in and experienced. Rather than just focusing on the individual elements, we seek to create a serene Japanese garden atmosphere that allows you to embrace and appreciate the fleeting beauty of each day.
CRAFT SOMETHING TRULY GRACEFUL
Respecting the Japanese concept of ma (open space) will give your garden beauty and grace. We will carefully include natural elements to create a sense of space that invokes calm and tranquility.
Because of our shared passion for creating beautiful natural spaces, we look forward to partnering with you to create a Japanese garden that you will love.
A Japanese Garden – One Gardener’s Definition
Japanese gardens weave wild horticultural beauty with elemental materials into the fabric of life on a human scale in surprisingly diverse applications. To visit gardens in Japan is to experience exceptional grace in cultivated living spaces; these gardens are treasured components of private residences and public places. As art, the Japanese garden expresses a poet’s longing for natural scenes with a painter’s framing and presentation of view. As function, the Japanese garden is space for interaction with the natural environment within the concept of home. As horticulture, plants are carefully selected and pruned to serve the proscribed vision.
The Japanese garden culture and aesthetic taste have been nurtured by centuries of deliberate value and support. The determination to fund and do the hard work of garden care makes this tradition exceptional. The resulting refined system of garden living can improve homes and communities throughout the world as naturally as in its country of origin.
~ Contributed by James Hanselman, Gardener (& Japanese Garden Designer)
Examples of Japanese Gardens in Central PA designed and installed by Hanselman Landscape and Gardens
Our Garden Design Process
Explore
Share your goals, ideas, and project budget and we will begin to survey and plan your garden
Design
We will consider all your primary view perspectives, both inside and out as we design your garden
Build
Your garden dream will begin to take shape at the hands of our highly skilled craftsmen and landscapers
Enjoy
Every project ends with the reward of experiencing the joyful stewardship of your little piece of creation
Testimonials
What surprised us most was how much more we love our home since Hanselman Landscape began working here! In addition to the beautiful new backyard oasis they created, they are here regularly to care for our plants, turning existing shrubs that we thought were worthless into beautiful, valuable specimens.
Our needs were to have as much privacy as possible from neighboring homes. Everything was done to perfection. This was the first time in a while (even with building a new home) that we gave the job to someone and never, ever had to go over again and again what was to be done.
Words do not serve well to express the sense of serenity and pleasure which your fine work evokes. I would liken the feeling to that of walking alone through a great museum.
I can’t even put into words how much I love my new yard. Hanselman Landscape did an outstanding job–changing an ugly piece of land into a serene and beautiful garden. The workmanship of Hanselman Landscape’s employees is of the highest quality.
Hanselman Landscape has helped us re-landscape our property over the past 3 years. James has a way of guiding you through your own garden, taking in the vantage points, and uncovering your vision (even though you didn’t know you had one)!
We liked the way James (Hanselman) explained and introduced the suggested plantings, actually showing us leaf samples. We needed and appreciated his guidance. Thanks for adding to our enjoyment of our home with your creative landscaping.
The Gardener’s Journal
- Spring Wind
“Earth is a wintry clod;But spring-wind, like a dancing psaltress, passesOver its breast to awaken it; rare verdureBuds… Read more: Spring Wind - It’s Almost Here“It won’t be long until the springtime, when we may open the windows and breathe God’s fresh air…… Read more: It’s Almost Here
- Inside-Out Gardens RevisitedOne of the Japanese garden concepts we prize and put into practice in every garden we create is… Read more: Inside-Out Gardens Revisited
EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE OF HANSELMAN LANDSCAPE AND GARDENS
Founded in 1985, Hanselman Landscape & Gardens designs, builds, and nurtures a wide variety of gardens in both private and corporate settings. From our headquarters in Manheim, Pennsylvania, we serve clients throughout the region, including Philadelphia’s Main Line—and as far away as Cambridge, Massachusetts. We also cultivate unique specimen plants, which we make available to discriminating gardeners and architects.