Landscape Designing

LANDSCAPE DESIGNING FRMT 325 Cr. Hr. 3(1+2)

Lesson 11:Garden Adornments And Structures

Stone Basin

• Stone water-basins used for washing hands are an important feature of the Japanese garden which have practical as well as artistic purposes


• In the tea-garden, the basin is kept low so that it can be used in a kneeling position, while in an ordinary garden it is made so that it can be used in a standing posture.
• The basin is made by hollowing a single natural stone or by converting stone into a basin shape. There are several varieties, which can be arranged among the group of stones.
• Stone basins should have a practical link between the site and the building.
• They are also kept on a veranda or porch or at strategic points along a garden path.
• The water in the basin can be replenished every day by carrying water to it in a pail or it may be filled by water dripping into a bamboo spout set over the basin.