<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>If you are looking for a theme for your modestly sized balcony or deck garden you might consider Japanese.
The Japanese gardens we are most familiar with are the ones done on a large scale, such as the Kurimoto Japanese Garden at the Devon<wm>shire Gardens of the London Millennium Project, the gardens of the Hori Tora Ichi Garden in Oshu, and the Nishiyama Ranza Japanese Tea Fields. These designs, and others of their kind are well done and very elegant.

But if your budget is small, consider a more informal, yet still visually beautiful garden design that incorporates elements of Japan. You might do some small, low maintenance plantings in containers, such as bonsai trees, and add some small decorative elements</wm> like cherry blossoms, lanterns, and wind chimes to add texture to the garden.

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