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見処 松林・傍花閣(ぼうかかく)

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松林エリアにようこそ!

松林~傍花閣周辺の草地

このエリアでは、渉成園の名前の由来となった「帰去来之辞」にもある陶淵明の故郷の田園風景を感じさせる、下草を生かした景色づくりを行っています。野花が咲き、ふわふわと川辺の草が揺れ、トンボが飛び交いノスタルジーを誘います。

柔らかい春の草の繁茂によって夏草を抑える効果も狙っています。

秋口に刈り取ったチガヤは足首位の高さに伸びなおし、冬場は赤く紅葉する事で、庭園に彩りを与えてくれます。

敷き松葉

敷き松葉とは一般的には苔を保護する意味もある、茶庭、露地の冬のしつらえです。

海辺や琵琶湖の湖岸にあたりまえにみられる、松林の光景でもあります。名勝の景色を庭に取り込むのは伝統的な作庭の技法です。

自然界のマツは葉を落とす事で土壌を弱酸性化して自らにとって好ましい環境を整えています。このエリアでは、そんなマツの生存戦略を敷き松葉の景によって表現しています。実際にマツが好まない雑草の繁茂を抑制する効果は顕著です。

地面に広がるマツの葉はクチクラ層が発達しており、低く差し込む冬の陽光を反射するので、松林全体がきらきらと輝きます。

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View point 4 Pine groves and Bōka-kaku Pavilion

Welcome to Pine groves and Bōka-kaku Pavilion!

Bōka-kaku Pavilion

As its name suggests, Bōka-kaku Pavilion (“a pavilion next to flowers”) is a famous spot for enjoying cherry blossoms, several varieties of which bloom there in the spring. Due to recent environmental changes, however, these cherry blossoms are rapidly declining in vigor. We are considering measures in response to these weakened cherry blossoms. Especially during the period between spring to summer when they stand out, we are growing the grass height taller like a prairie to create a mountain village landscape as a means of concealing the weakened cherry blossoms.

The name Shōsei-en derives from the pastoral landscape of the Chinese poet Tao Yuanming’s homeland, which he wrote of in his famous poem “Let Me Return Home.” The landscape of wildflowers blooming and grass softly waving by the riverside. Dragonflies flitter back and forth, calling nostalgic thoughts to mind.

The soft and luxuriant spring grass is also intended to be effective at restraining summer grass. Cogon grass cut at the beginning of autumn is grown up to the ankles, giving the garden a feeling of color when it turns red.

Pine Grove

In Japan, pine needle carpet rolls are generally used as arrangements for tea gardens and for the additional purpose of protecting moss.

Of course, pine grove scenery is also seen on ocean coasts, or the shores of Lake Biwa. Integrating famous landscapes into a garden is a traditional Japanese garden creation technique.

When needles drop from pine trees in the natural world, they weaken the acidity of their soil, resulting in a beneficial environment for the pine tree. In this area, we’ve expressed that pine tree survival strategy through these pine needle carpet rolls. They are powerfully effective at restraining the growth of weeds that pine trees don’t like.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

The pine needles spread over the ground develop hair cuticles that reflect the low hanging rays of winter sunlight, making the whole pine grove shine.

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