Moon gates that use mirrors to expand the virture space of the garden can be signature pieces of civility as they are typically found in study rooms of ancient homes of Chinese scholars. Vertical ponds, that are constructed on raised slopes and composed of three sides of wood and one side of glass is capable of displaying the koi and goldfish in their natural habitats of the wildness outdoors. Sounding waterfalls sooth the atmospheres of gardens and announce an audible welcome to visiting guests. Black bamboos and trained black pines accent the exortica of the gardens. A male and a female kiwi plants, climbing 25 feet through the air up the balcony, bring enchantment to the house, as well as, after long years of courtship, fresh desserts.
Fluorescent lighting immersed in the ponds mythicalizes the night scene.
A downsized, but functioning, Great Wall of China brings to the garden a remote time and place when mud pilings shoulder the burden of national defense. Frequent visits by quails, hummingbirds and other airborne natives suggest putting up some bird sanctuary to insure such visits would be pleasant Item 9 is in the design and construction stage. Item 10 is still only something to dream on.