As more and more people have moved into new homes in urban high-rise buildings, they have inevitably missed the natural environment of the countryside. To overcome this sense of loss, many apartment dwellers have turned to artificial gardens, complete with trees, flowers, hills, pavilions, bridges, ponds and flower pots usually based on the style of the Chinese traditional garden.
尤其是今日，公寓、大廈林立，具備庭院的平房已不可多得，人們無法再保有與大自然充分接觸的居住環境，於是體積不大、綠意盎然、生氣欣欣的盆景，就成了刻板生活中的一項點綴妙品。