Peter Dowdall: So many reasons to love Japanese gardens

Cha No Niwa, a Japanese tea garden, designed by Kazuyuki Ishihara, winner of Garden of the Year and the People’s Choice Best Show Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025. Picture: RHS/Neil Hepworth
I've always been taken with Japanese gardens, and the more I have learned about them and seen them, the deeper that fascination has become.