The Japanese Garden was designed and executed by Ann Schnormeier and Tom Wade of Wade & Gatton Nurseries of Bellville, Ohio in 1994–the year we moved into our new home.
The garden exemplified the principles and philosophies of ‘Sukiya Living’ which embodies the garden as part of the total living environment. It plays a supporting role to the lead actor: the house. After all, the garden is viewed from within the house, and the person who benefits from those views almost always spends more time inside than outside.
The garden exemplified the principles and philosophies of 'Sukiya Living' which embodies the garden as part of the total living environment.
The garden is composed of a number of basic elements: gravel and rock beds separated by a winding stone path, a Japanese lantern, a coin fountain, a large stone boulder, as well as a number of carefully selected and placed trees and shrubs. Among them are a Japanese maple, umbrella pine, goldmop chamaecyparis and numerous thymes and sedums.
Japanese Garden Path
Japanese Garden
Japanese Garden — Lush indeed!
Japanese Garden
Japanese Garden “Rain Chain” in lieu of downspouts
Japanese Garden
Eternal Woman David Hostetler Bronze
Japanese Garden
Eternal Woman sniffing Star Magnolia
Japanese Garden
Sukiya Living — objective of garden is to be viewed from inside the home
Japanese Garden
Wintertime in the Japanese Garden
Japanese Garden
Snow! Snow! Snow! Ice! Ice! Ice! WINTER IN OHIO!
Japanese Garden