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if you where to do a back yard into a court yard style like a small japanese garden also using plants that you?

can get food from, how would you go about laying it out? by the way, the yard would be in edmonton alberta canada.

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1. Hey Tammy, At the heart of a Japanese garden is harmony with nature. Through the careful use of plants, stones, and water, areas of serene and quiet beauty emerge. These peaceful spots in the Garden lend themselves to meditation and contemplation. You may substitute plants from your hardiness zone, and still achieve a harmony with nature. A catalogue of features "typical" of the Japanese garden may be drawn up without inquiring deeply into the aesthetic underlying Japanese practice. Typical Japanese gardens have at their center a home from which the garden is viewed. In addition to residential architecture, depending on the archetype, Japanese gardens often contain several of these elements: Water, real or symbolic. Rocks or stone arrangements (or settings). A lantern, typically of stone. A teahouse or pavilion. An enclosure device such as a hedge, fence, or wall of traditional character. A bridge to the island, or stepping stones.