Japanese Garden Stone Basics | Selecting and Arranging Rocks and Boulders 石組

I want you to know that what I’m talking about here are the larger rocks and boulders that make up a landscape Japanese garden, not the stepping stones, pathways or pond stones, those are all topic s that require their own exploration in another video. The stones in a Japanese Garden really are the anchor and foundation of a garden.
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[@DilekBonsai]

Möchte mich für diesen informativen Video bedanken💐 Suche schon so lange nach so ein Video. Möchte mein Garten neu in Japanischen Stil gestalten.Habe mich die ganze zeit nicht getraut. İhr Video macht mir mut .Danke nochmals und Grüße aus Deutschland

[@marcmelanson5026]

Love your presentation style. Very easy to follow. Inspiring. You make a great mentor. Thank you. Falling in love with what could be.

[@ShizenStyle]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you like the videos and they were easy to understand.

[@johnspence4158]

I don't know whether to describe your videos more as either inspirational or informative. I'm slowly building parts of a Japanese garden and don't really plan to ever completely finish. Thank you.

[@ShizenStyle]

Good luck with it! Haha, I usually try to fall somewhere around that line. Too much info or inspiration can get a little thin.

[@alejandromurillo6620]

amazing Video,Congrats and thanks for It, Im geologist and Im starting My own garden, very kind person to teach about gardening

[@ShizenStyle]

So nice of you, thanks! Enjoy your garden space and the stones you choose.

[@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia]

I'm so glad i traded a Harley-Davidson for a Toro Dingo mini skid steer machine. At 64 it's the smartest purchase i've made for my Garden that is 40% complete now here in Virginia.

[@ShizenStyle]

Nice! You can make some huge changes to your landscape with a small but powerful skid steer! Have fun.

[@dedlydanielsan80]

Where in va?

[@SuperJaffro]

I know exactly how you feel!

[@Donpapibonsai]

Great video I’m adding some rocks to the Japanese garden I’m making going to get 3 Watched this for help thank you I’m working my way through your videos

[@ShizenStyle]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Serpiko86]

Awesome. saved my life

[@ShizenStyle]

Cheers! Glad it helped.

[@hickorydragon8114]

About 45 seconds into the video I was like Eureka! I have found it. Just the video I wanted. Doumo arigato!

[@ShizenStyle]

So glad you found the channel and a new happy place 😁

[@geterdunn2733]

This garden is beautiful. ❤

[@loganford1039]

finally some informative and not token tacky content on japanese gardens in english! if theres any other channels youd reccomend would love to hear

[@ShizenStyle]

Hey, thanks for the comments! Japanese Garden TV is good as they are an active landscape company in Japan, but it's a lot of reading (subtitled).

[@Kawartha65]

Very helpful ….exactly what I was looking for! 🪨

[@ShizenStyle]

Glad it was helpful!

[@markhoward4999]

Joshua, Thanks for your hard work putting these videos together ... I find them Simple, informative, and a joy to watch . Something to always come back to. You have an eye for the detail that is so often missed or hidden ... The Ma , Ma ai , Omote and Ura. ...... Best wishes.M

[@ShizenStyle]

I appreciate that! That means a lot, thank you.

[@brigav8975]

This video gives foundational ideas from which to build. Excellent. Thank you.

[@ShizenStyle]

So nice of you!

[@Yokoso-Japanese-Gardens]

Dear Joshua, Thank you for the great video! It always makes us happy to see someone as passionate about Japanese landscaping as we are!

[@ShizenStyle]

Thanks a lot. Keep up the great work on spreading Japanese gardens and architecture throughout the Netherlands and beyond!

[@elizabethhazel6039]

This video was truly helpful. I am starting to learn about Japanese garden design. Would like to design/install something like this across the front of my mid-century brick 1-story ranch. It's quite shady, due west with a huge overhang, which makes it difficult to do a "normal" type of front yard landscape. Simplifying to a rock and moss garden with some Japanese grass and perhaps a few azaleas would be lovely.

[@ShizenStyle]

Sounds like a nice fit. If you have a nice overhang then maybe look into smaller courtyard styles of gardens.

[@antoncarmoducchi6057]

So glad I for this channel

[@ShizenStyle]

Glad you're here!

[@hickorydragon8114]

Dang I picked out 3 boulders for my driveway circle garden and they are each individuals. Missing the wa (harmony). I call them The Prima Donnas ( kind of like the Lone Rangers joke from Airheads). I’m just planting 2 small hinoki and a drift rose and a globe spruce. The stones will be the focal point.

[@Jakub_Andrzejewski]

Nice video and well explained.

[@ShizenStyle]

Thanks for that. Glad you liked it.

[@marcusdorn501]

Very cool👌

[@ShizenStyle]

Thanks!

[@AirbnBird-Swissbirdnest]

Oops you might want to upload the video again , it should be approx 11:30 mn but it is now 1h21mn ! Otherwise I really enjoy your content , All the best

[@ShizenStyle]

Thanks! Sorry about that

[@Druppelsgewijs]

thank you

[@ShizenStyle]

You're welcome

[@KimAndreaus]

Hi, I really enjoyed this video! We are planning a Japanese garden. can you direct me to the video that discusses the type of small stones to look for?

[@ShizenStyle]

I haven't seen a video on it but I think I mentioned it in the description. I have used a combination of course grade and fine grade turkey grit if you are going for a white with a touch of grey color. Since it's a feed they can sometimes be found at farm supply stores, but it is sometimes hard to come by.

[@Doncab100]

Just subscribed to your channel! I’m starting to make my own little Japanese garden. I used pea gravel but it seems like it’s multi colored compared to the gravel that I see in your video. What would you recommend using instead of the pea gravel. I’m from upstate NY so there’s not much around here. Thanks.

[@ShizenStyle]

Hi there, sorry for the late reply. I should have mentioned that in the video! I've always used a company called GraniGrit. It's actually a chicken feed (chicken grit) so you might find it at a farm supply store. I get 2 different grades of coarseness, a thicker and thinner. That way any shapes like wave ripples will keep their structure better and won't just blow around if it's too small. There isn't really a color choice, put I do find the pea gravel a bit to colorful most of the time.

[@irvingluna4914]

Great instructional videos! I would like to know what stones ( size, color) to you recommend for water features which are raked. Thanks!!

[@KiraKixxx]

Hello! Love your videos. What is used to create the raking sand? Is it decomposed granite? Thank you for the work that you do.

[@ShizenStyle]

Hi there, sorry for the late reply. I should have mentioned that in the video! I've always used a company called GraniGrit. It's actually a chicken feed (chicken grit) so you might find it at a farm supply store. I get 2 different grades of coarseness, a thicker and thinner. That way any shapes like wave ripples will keep their structure better and won't just blow around if it's too small.

[@michellebrouellette]

"The dreaded koi pond volcano" Do you have any tips for incorporating a koi pond then? I'm looking at this as fishkeeper who would love to someday have a koi pond (and accompanying garden) as my ultimate place of calm.

[@ShizenStyle]

I think one of the main things is to shape the pond in a natural way, as in not just a pre-fab oval pond/pool shape. Using some different size rocks or boulders around the edges will also break up the flat edging you often see.

[@slothsarecool]

not even sure where you’d find a boulder in the UK 😅

[@ShizenStyle]

Haha! Scotland might have a few you can borrow.

[@paulheath-smith2309]

Any local quarry mate, or if you have a building site nearby they will find plenty when they dig foundations depending on the area, just give em a visit! We pick them up regularly to build water features, garden landscapes etc

[@ilonagardens]

😍❤️👍😍

[@ErnestoDelVecchio]

Traduzione in italiano, per favore

[@hickorydragon8114]

Dang I picked out 3 boulders for my driveway circle garden and they are each individuals. Missing the wa (harmony). I call them The Prima Donnas ( kind of like the Lone Rangers joke from Airheads). I’m just planting 2 small hinoki and a drift rose and a globe spruce. The stones will be the focal point.

[@ShizenStyle]

Sounds nice though. If the boulders are a bit bold you can always nestle some boxwoods around them to soften their individuality.