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According to the municipality, with these works some 450 trees of various conditions and sizes will be removed, of which 65 percent. It consists of invasive maples with ash leaves, as well as willows, poplars, and other soft deciduous trees.
The trunks of these trees are up to 18 cm in diameter.
The garden is scheduled to appear in the spring of 2022 on the 5-hectare unused area at the intersection of Lvovo, Geležinio Vilko and Linkmenų streets.
Vilnius City Municipality Photo / Vilnius Japanese Garden Territory
According to Linas Ūso, landscaper for the company Terra Firma LT, which leads the garden project, the trees must be removed, because otherwise the relief could not be transformed, creating a hill with a waterfall and other elements necessary for a Japanese Garden.
According to the municipality, on two occasions a dendrological study of the trees in this area was carried out, noting that although the value of this place is its greenness, the individual trees are not exceptional. It is dominated by spontaneous vegetation, many ash maples.
The area itself is abandoned and polluted, especially the pond. Some of the trees and shrubs will also need to be removed due to the infrastructure work required to make the garden easily accessible, which could have a variety of functions.
The trees that grow around the pond and in other parts of the plot and its massifs, around which no earthworks will be carried out, will remain as elements that emphasize the character of the area.
It is expected that more groups of trees will be conserved where the terrain is not significantly altered.
Some 670 trees of various sizes, as well as shrubs, will also be planted in the area, thus forming new plantations.
According to L. Ūs, individual trees will be planted larger, there will be several smaller ones to form massive protective barriers as if they were at the edges of a forest garden. There will also be a sakura alley and a bonsai composition.
Of the area’s former greenery, 32 trees important to the character of the area will be preserved and successfully included in the future garden project (including Brittle Willow, White Willow, Canadian Poplar, Gray Poplar, Tartar Maple, Plums, carp birch, common ash, American ash, July ash, poplars, shutters) with an average stem diameter of 37 cm.
It is expected that more groups of trees will be conserved where the terrain is not significantly altered.
The construction plans of the Japanese garden contractors continue to include the construction of engineering networks. Where these works do not interfere, the installation of roads and the formation of embankments will begin in parallel. Once the engineering networks are laid, the transition to the pavement structures will be carried out, the bedrock will be prepared, a frost-resistant layer will be poured, rubble will be placed and blocks will be placed. Once the roads and highways are installed, the planting phase will begin.
After afforestation, the first stage of the project will be completed, which basically includes all the park installation works.
Photo by Saulius Žiūra / Rūta Matonienė
“The garden will be furnished according to the requirements of a traditional Japanese garden, with its traditional attributes, and will become a special part of the landscape of the Neris riverbed. The Japanese garden will complement the network of public spaces arranged in the new city center in Šnipiškės and provide an opportunity for district residents and guests to learn about the landscape management traditions of different nations, ”says Rūta Matonienė, Senior Advisor of the chief architect of the Vilnius city municipality.
The garden is designed according to a concept developed by the father and son of Japanese landscape architects Shiro Nakane and Yukihiro Nakane.
The project includes the formation of land and landscaped vegetation, the installation of paths and bridges, a viewpoint and small architectural elements, waterfalls, waterfalls and fish ponds. The lighting and the playground will be fixed, making a total of about 38 thousand. kv. m of open space.
There will be a car park next to the garden.
The project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
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