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In these places, trees and forests create a calm and peaceful atmosphere that soothes the soul. The garden's concept is to create a tranquil, forest-like space, offering visitors opportunities for contemplation and introspection, while also telling a story about the future of Japan's forests. In Japan, artificial forests of Japanese cedar and cypress were created in various parts of the country in the early 20th century, but as these artificial forests mature, they are becoming more vulnerable to decline and environmental changes. This garden represents the process of gently thinning artificial forests to restore light to the forest floor and promote the regeneration of more diverse and resilient forests. The understory plantings are designed to create a textured space with delicate leaves and understated flower colors, representing the regenerative process that occurs when diversity returns to the forest ecosystem. The cedar planks, cut upright, and the cypress decks and benches utilize timber obtained through this kind of forest management. The natural scent of the wood contributes to a sense of peace and tranquility, helping visitors experience the space using all their senses. The sculptural metal spiral that runs through the garden symbolizes a visual connection to the tree spirits believed to reside in the forest, and also suggests that the forest continues to live on through repeated regeneration. Displayed At ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/shows/fukuoka-flower-show-2026/logo.webp) [Fukuoka Flower Show 2026](https://gardensdb.com/shows/fukuoka-flower-show-2026) Gallery [ ![20260320_131351-2048x956](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ce31fc57-7e51-4793-9a19-79535a56bc50/conversions/20260320_131351-2048x956-gallery.webp) ](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ce31fc57-7e51-4793-9a19-79535a56bc50/conversions/20260320_131351-2048x956-gallery.webp) [ ![DGG-Fukuoka-Proposal-v2b_1-Photo](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/15bb96a4-7309-42b2-81fc-fae4f711a807/conversions/DGG-Fukuoka-Proposal-v2b_1-Photo-gallery.webp) ](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/15bb96a4-7309-42b2-81fc-fae4f711a807/conversions/DGG-Fukuoka-Proposal-v2b_1-Photo-gallery.webp) Plant Lists Larger images & Names Small images Click on a plant to enlarge/purchase Trees ![Aucuba japonica](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/533a7472-1f8d-437d-ae1b-2970533e4c2d/conversions/aucuba-japonica-icon.webp "Aucuba japonica") ![Corylopsis spicata](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d58ca27c-16b5-4936-bdb6-1c754fed5f0a/conversions/corylopsis-spicata-icon.webp "Corylopsis spicata") ![Daphniphyllum teijsmannii](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/deb3e0c0-55bd-4625-b4e4-155ca2afb922/conversions/daphniphyllum-teijsmannii-icon.webp "Daphniphyllum teijsmannii") ![Euonymus alatus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/9d7bb0c1-bb2e-438e-8574-8385fa378be8/conversions/euonymus-alatus-icon.webp "Euonymus alatus") ![Euonymus sieboldianus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c1455e9a-c77c-4081-948d-f1b78d2656cf/conversions/euonymus-sieboldianus-icon.webp "Euonymus sieboldianus") ![Illicium anisatum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/63956288-0fd2-48dc-8e6c-aba09d73ef5e/conversions/illicium-anisatum-icon.webp "Illicium anisatum") ![Ligustrum lucidum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b5ee5f96-c556-4f00-9183-91e6f98713e4/conversions/ligustrum-lucidum-icon.webp "Ligustrum lucidum") ![Magnolia 'Elizabeth'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/bed10c65-e5a3-4c6c-8d44-eb7d0e5f50ce/conversions/magnolia-elizabeth-icon.webp "Magnolia 'Elizabeth'") ![Mahonia confusa](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/74de8d9c-bf9c-4b26-880a-752346d1a191/conversions/mahonia-confusa-icon.webp "Mahonia confusa") ![Prunus × yedoensis 'Yoko'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6126604a-943f-42b1-b7bb-9331e8e8d9de/conversions/prunus-yedoensis-yoko-icon.webp "Prunus × yedoensis 'Yoko'") ![Quercus glauca](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e5725b01-39d3-4e25-9406-4668a1848f20/conversions/quercus-glauca-icon.webp "Quercus glauca") ![Aucuba japonica](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/533a7472-1f8d-437d-ae1b-2970533e4c2d/conversions/aucuba-japonica-thumbnail.webp)Aucuba japonica ![Corylopsis spicata](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d58ca27c-16b5-4936-bdb6-1c754fed5f0a/conversions/corylopsis-spicata-thumbnail.webp)Corylopsis spicata ![Daphniphyllum teijsmannii](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/deb3e0c0-55bd-4625-b4e4-155ca2afb922/conversions/daphniphyllum-teijsmannii-thumbnail.webp)Daphniphyllum teijsmannii ![Euonymus alatus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/9d7bb0c1-bb2e-438e-8574-8385fa378be8/conversions/euonymus-alatus-thumbnail.webp)Euonymus alatus ![Euonymus sieboldianus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c1455e9a-c77c-4081-948d-f1b78d2656cf/conversions/euonymus-sieboldianus-thumbnail.webp)Euonymus sieboldianus ![Illicium anisatum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/63956288-0fd2-48dc-8e6c-aba09d73ef5e/conversions/illicium-anisatum-thumbnail.webp)Illicium anisatum ![Ligustrum lucidum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b5ee5f96-c556-4f00-9183-91e6f98713e4/conversions/ligustrum-lucidum-thumbnail.webp)Ligustrum lucidum ![Magnolia 'Elizabeth'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/bed10c65-e5a3-4c6c-8d44-eb7d0e5f50ce/conversions/magnolia-elizabeth-thumbnail.webp)Magnolia 'Elizabeth' ![Mahonia confusa](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/74de8d9c-bf9c-4b26-880a-752346d1a191/conversions/mahonia-confusa-thumbnail.webp)Mahonia confusa ![Prunus × yedoensis 'Yoko'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6126604a-943f-42b1-b7bb-9331e8e8d9de/conversions/prunus-yedoensis-yoko-thumbnail.webp)Prunus × yedoensis 'Yoko' ![Quercus glauca](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e5725b01-39d3-4e25-9406-4668a1848f20/conversions/quercus-glauca-thumbnail.webp)Quercus glauca Hedges ![Camellia japonica](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/296e351a-153f-4522-a3e5-5036b1383e0c/conversions/camellia-japonica-icon.webp "Camellia japonica") ![Camellia sasanqua](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1a2dfdd1-36e0-4292-b103-429a4ed02806/conversions/camellia-sasanqua-icon.webp "Camellia sasanqua") ![Cleyera japonica](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0e1434c2-bc07-4ac5-ae6c-2c4924abfd29/conversions/cleyera-japonica-icon.webp "Cleyera japonica") ![Eurya japonica](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/12075e7d-2809-46ab-be2f-4d62cc002be5/conversions/eurya-japonica-icon.webp "Eurya japonica") ![Camellia japonica](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/296e351a-153f-4522-a3e5-5036b1383e0c/conversions/camellia-japonica-thumbnail.webp)Camellia japonica ![Camellia sasanqua](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1a2dfdd1-36e0-4292-b103-429a4ed02806/conversions/camellia-sasanqua-thumbnail.webp)Camellia sasanqua ![Cleyera japonica](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0e1434c2-bc07-4ac5-ae6c-2c4924abfd29/conversions/cleyera-japonica-thumbnail.webp)Cleyera japonica ![Eurya japonica](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/12075e7d-2809-46ab-be2f-4d62cc002be5/conversions/eurya-japonica-thumbnail.webp)Eurya japonica Grasses ![Carex oshimensis 'Everlime'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/fe8312f4-2227-4263-9fc2-1e4d78d17329/conversions/carex-oshimensis-everlime-icon.webp "Carex oshimensis 'Everlime'") ![Lomandra longifolia](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1acf0504-bf90-4379-a58c-95c8148f3e1a/conversions/lomandra-longifolia-icon.webp "Lomandra longifolia") ![Ophiopogon japonicus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/eae3ca38-5401-4cb7-940f-558c47a44665/conversions/ophiopogon-japonicus-icon.webp "Ophiopogon japonicus") ![Carex oshimensis 'Everlime'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/fe8312f4-2227-4263-9fc2-1e4d78d17329/conversions/carex-oshimensis-everlime-thumbnail.webp)Carex oshimensis 'Everlime' ![Lomandra longifolia](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1acf0504-bf90-4379-a58c-95c8148f3e1a/conversions/lomandra-longifolia-thumbnail.webp)Lomandra longifolia ![Ophiopogon japonicus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/eae3ca38-5401-4cb7-940f-558c47a44665/conversions/ophiopogon-japonicus-thumbnail.webp)Ophiopogon japonicus Ferns ![Asplenium antiquum 'Emerald Wave'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/60ca284c-2c2f-4234-81fa-f94bfbbf5994/conversions/asplenium-antiquum-emerald-wave-icon.webp "Asplenium antiquum 'Emerald Wave'") ![Cyrtomium falcatum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a49338cf-b421-47af-9996-1d2b76e86108/conversions/cyrtomium-falcatum-icon.webp "Cyrtomium falcatum") ![Dryopteris erythrosora](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ebed11c5-f885-474c-b129-28792893397c/conversions/dryopteris-erythrosora-icon.webp "Dryopteris erythrosora") ![Nephrolepis cordifolia](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/58b1fcb8-41c5-478e-a993-2c330c2605bf/conversions/nephrolepis-cordifolia-icon.webp "Nephrolepis cordifolia") ![Asplenium antiquum 'Emerald Wave'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/60ca284c-2c2f-4234-81fa-f94bfbbf5994/conversions/asplenium-antiquum-emerald-wave-thumbnail.webp)Asplenium antiquum 'Emerald Wave' ![Cyrtomium falcatum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a49338cf-b421-47af-9996-1d2b76e86108/conversions/cyrtomium-falcatum-thumbnail.webp)Cyrtomium falcatum ![Dryopteris erythrosora](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ebed11c5-f885-474c-b129-28792893397c/conversions/dryopteris-erythrosora-thumbnail.webp)Dryopteris erythrosora ![Nephrolepis cordifolia](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/58b1fcb8-41c5-478e-a993-2c330c2605bf/conversions/nephrolepis-cordifolia-thumbnail.webp)Nephrolepis cordifolia Tall Perennials ![Aquilegia](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6cf7aab6-8d3e-4259-982f-03ae1a36923c/conversions/aquilegia-icon.webp "Aquilegia") ![Cymbidium goeringii](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2ab1cb8d-2bb2-45fa-8fe3-aaf29ece3744/conversions/cymbidium-goeringii-icon.webp "Cymbidium goeringii") ![Daucus carota 'Dara'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b06c65da-16f8-4927-9206-11e547c68a0c/conversions/daucus-carrotta-dara-icon.webp "Daucus carota 'Dara'") ![Digitalis purpurea](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b1f8657c-2051-4592-a732-c5fbef7de61e/conversions/digitalis-icon.webp "Digitalis purpurea") ![Helleborus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/863fd08a-cd2a-487e-a3df-46cee51176a0/conversions/helleborus-icon.webp "Helleborus") ![Orlaya grandiflora](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/faba33a8-de7d-4762-90e3-656e8f9e9aea/conversions/orlaya-grandiflora-icon.webp "Orlaya grandiflora") ![Aquilegia](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6cf7aab6-8d3e-4259-982f-03ae1a36923c/conversions/aquilegia-thumbnail.webp)Aquilegia ![Cymbidium goeringii](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2ab1cb8d-2bb2-45fa-8fe3-aaf29ece3744/conversions/cymbidium-goeringii-thumbnail.webp)Cymbidium goeringii ![Daucus carota 'Dara'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b06c65da-16f8-4927-9206-11e547c68a0c/conversions/daucus-carrotta-dara-thumbnail.webp)Daucus carota 'Dara' ![Digitalis purpurea](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b1f8657c-2051-4592-a732-c5fbef7de61e/conversions/digitalis-thumbnail.webp)Digitalis purpurea ![Helleborus](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/863fd08a-cd2a-487e-a3df-46cee51176a0/conversions/helleborus-thumbnail.webp)Helleborus ![Orlaya grandiflora](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/faba33a8-de7d-4762-90e3-656e8f9e9aea/conversions/orlaya-grandiflora-thumbnail.webp)Orlaya grandiflora Groundcover ![Asarum spp.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/531195df-9ac8-41f7-a048-27193aae590d/conversions/asarum-spp-icon.webp "Asarum spp.") ![Aspidistra elatior](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/63ec9365-2492-4603-b806-78a04e8c96dc/conversions/aspidistra-elatior-icon.webp "Aspidistra elatior") ![Aspidistra elatior 'Nakafu'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2e94c496-6bc2-4fb4-b4a5-d8f943cd8b09/conversions/aspidistra-elatior-nakafu-icon.webp "Aspidistra elatior 'Nakafu'") ![Farfugium japonicum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e85299af-a851-4ee1-b4d7-b7bcd1d1578c/conversions/farfugium-japonicum-icon.webp "Farfugium japonicum") ![Geranium 'Bill Wallis'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c2360834-7787-4315-9511-e63ed35a1b34/conversions/geranium-bill-wallis-icon.webp "Geranium 'Bill Wallis'") ![Heuchera x villosa](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6eb52950-6c23-4a0e-9dd8-e08fde230a04/conversions/heuchera-x-villosa-icon.webp "Heuchera x villosa") ![Isopyrum anemonoides](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a37e7f9b-9f23-44c6-b0b0-974db67ced52/conversions/isopyrum-anemonoides-icon.webp "Isopyrum anemonoides") ![Lamium maculatum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f9b7e7c3-8b34-4af0-9307-74bd6a236f2a/conversions/lamium-maculatum-icon.webp "Lamium maculatum") ![Liriope muscari](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a4df7408-5e1d-4d4f-bbce-c2234ac4600a/conversions/liriope-muscari-icon.webp "Liriope muscari") ![Scutellaria 'Blue Fire'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3cba9234-ece1-4ca0-a50b-ece64616e312/conversions/scutellaria-blue-fire-icon.webp "Scutellaria 'Blue Fire'") ![Tiarella cordifolia](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a91ba345-09d8-4112-9fe6-e7de90de1e95/conversions/tiarella-icon.webp "Tiarella cordifolia") ![Viola × wittrockiana](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2d9a4485-8a0e-483b-8581-5c54c33a8c9c/conversions/viola-icon.webp "Viola × wittrockiana") ![Asarum spp.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/531195df-9ac8-41f7-a048-27193aae590d/conversions/asarum-spp-thumbnail.webp)Asarum spp. ![Aspidistra elatior](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/63ec9365-2492-4603-b806-78a04e8c96dc/conversions/aspidistra-elatior-thumbnail.webp)Aspidistra elatior ![Aspidistra elatior 'Nakafu'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2e94c496-6bc2-4fb4-b4a5-d8f943cd8b09/conversions/aspidistra-elatior-nakafu-thumbnail.webp)Aspidistra elatior 'Nakafu' ![Farfugium japonicum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e85299af-a851-4ee1-b4d7-b7bcd1d1578c/conversions/farfugium-japonicum-thumbnail.webp)Farfugium japonicum ![Geranium 'Bill Wallis'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c2360834-7787-4315-9511-e63ed35a1b34/conversions/geranium-bill-wallis-thumbnail.webp)Geranium 'Bill Wallis' ![Heuchera x villosa](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6eb52950-6c23-4a0e-9dd8-e08fde230a04/conversions/heuchera-x-villosa-thumbnail.webp)Heuchera x villosa ![Isopyrum anemonoides](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a37e7f9b-9f23-44c6-b0b0-974db67ced52/conversions/isopyrum-anemonoides-thumbnail.webp)Isopyrum anemonoides ![Lamium maculatum](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f9b7e7c3-8b34-4af0-9307-74bd6a236f2a/conversions/lamium-maculatum-thumbnail.webp)Lamium maculatum ![Liriope muscari](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a4df7408-5e1d-4d4f-bbce-c2234ac4600a/conversions/liriope-muscari-thumbnail.webp)Liriope muscari ![Scutellaria 'Blue Fire'](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3cba9234-ece1-4ca0-a50b-ece64616e312/conversions/scutellaria-blue-fire-thumbnail.webp)Scutellaria 'Blue Fire' ![Tiarella cordifolia](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a91ba345-09d8-4112-9fe6-e7de90de1e95/conversions/tiarella-thumbnail.webp)Tiarella cordifolia ![Viola × wittrockiana](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/2d9a4485-8a0e-483b-8581-5c54c33a8c9c/conversions/viola-thumbnail.webp)Viola × wittrockiana ![]() Buy this plant → Designers [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/dave-green/profile_photo.webp) Dave Green Designer Dave Green Gardens (Founder) ](https://gardensdb.com/people/dave-green) Design Studio [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/studios/dave-green-gardens/logo.webp) Dave Green Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/studios/dave-green-gardens) Advertisement: