"Chosin" Garden

Japanese courtyard - Inner Japanese courtyard with a carpeting of the scarlet leaves of the Acer palmatum ‘Osakazuki’ over the curved tranditional bridge.

Acer palmatum ‘Osakazuki’

Join us for an interpretive tour through this artist’s garden that has been featured nationally as one of the country’s outstanding fall gardens. It is a fascinating garden that has borrowed from the gardening cultures of Japan, Korea and China. There is the wonderful fall colour in the enclosed sanctuary garden borrowing from the Japanese tea garden style. We then explore the woodland shade garden and the oriental woodland garden. Ever evolving it has features that have been introduced for xeriscaping including – ponds, a drought tolerant Mediterranean area, a wild flower meadow (which also features grasses), and a bog garden.

Throughout this garden you will find integrated into the plantings pieces of original art and unique architecture that defines the character of this garden by adding both beauty and whimsy.

Please see the "Chosin Pottery" page to view garden art and sculptures.

Inner courtyard with fall pumpkins set out.

Japanese Bronze cranes in Koi pond.

Acer palmatum ‘Seiryu’- Chosin Acer palmatum ‘Seiryu’ in a fall garden An award winning Japanese maple which unfurls rich green delicate foliage on new red tinted shoots. (The Japanese name ‘Seirya’ translates to green dragon.) In fall it takes on a colour that is yellow with a flush of red through orange. This tough growing vase shaped tree is unusual in that it has lace-leaf foliage but it does not have the weeping habit associated with most of the cut-leaf varieties.

"Chosin" Garden Pottery & Structures

Bronze cranes in naturalistic Japanese inspired courtyard (February picture).

Ceramic sculptures with rhodendrons, note the colour echo of the cinnamon brown felt or indumentum of the leaves of Rhododendron ‘Sir Charles Lemon.’

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Fan shaped pavers placed to bring attention to the above vignette.	Stone bowl with ceramic eggs in water.	‘Bridge over the River Koi’ - the bridge sides can be removed and the river is constructed so that it can support service vehicles.	Japanese inspired covered bench.
Ceramic mushrooms providing year round interest in a challenging setting.	Fan shaped trellis, by repeating the fan shape continuity is added to the garden.		Close up of ceramic fish swimming in river.