Minimalism is a style of art stripped down to fundamental features of things born in 1960s, exerting profound influence on garden art as a kind of conclusion and development of modernism. By further analyzing the formation and development of minimalist garden, factors of minimalist garden were concluded as the following 6 aspects:application of traditional elements, innovative introduction of natural environment elements, unique application of traditional design elements, application of concise geometric features, application of new garden elements, demonstration of the four-dimensional element-time. 5 characteristics of minimalist garden were proposed as:A. Concise geometric figures; B. innovative application of classical nature;C. Application of rich materials; D.Overlaid application of a series of elements; E. Expressing landscape environment objectively. Research on minimalism will help to understand garden types of different characteristics and provide practical references for modern garden design.
