In a word
Sea Inlet Garden is a garden style that defines how a Japanese garden is composed and experienced.
Overview
Sea Inlet Garden describes a way of composing and experiencing a garden. Depending on the relationship between stone, water, plants, buildings, and paths, a garden may be walked through, viewed from a room, or contemplated quietly.
A gardener's perspective
Sea Inlet Garden provides a framework for reading the whole garden. It helps explain why stones, water, plants, and architecture are arranged as they are.
How to observe it in a garden
When observing Sea Inlet Garden, notice movement, sound, reflection, and the edge of the water. The point is not only water itself, but how it changes the garden’s sense of time.
Also known as
Sea Inlet Garden