Author: Joan Vine
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Feng Shui: Accessories.
Apart from sand, stones, and greenery, all Zen Gardens support accessories, along with the usual stone-type solstice houses, Buddhas and lanterns, etc, you can place your feng shui animals according to the orientation of your garden. The Tortoise represents the North, the Phoenix (or bird) represents South, the Dragon represents East, and the Tiger represents…
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Zen Garden: Accessories.
No Zen Garden is complete without accessories and ornaments that represent Chinese, or Japanese culture, faith, and architecture. A figurine of the Buddha is never very far away from the Zen Garden, as it was, and still is, traditional to have these reflective gardens places near or around a temple, where Buddhism is practised. You…
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Feng Shui: Foliage.
Feng shui enthusiasts will probably be somewhat more familiar with the type of foliage that belongs in a Japanese Garden than the average UK gardener, but if you are interested in feng shui it is so easy these days to source information that is helpful. Feng shui followers, will be very aware of the importance…
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Zen Garden: Foliage.
To help create a calm and peaceful atmosphere in your Zen Garden you need the help of beautiful foliage, from ground cover, plants, shrubs, bushes and trees, your garden should be enveloped in greenery. Green is a beautiful and restful colour, as well as being easy on the eye. And of course, bushes and trees…
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Feng Shui: Sand.
To create a Dry-Japanese Garden you will need to use sand or gravel in order to represent flowing water. According to the compass point in your garden, whatever animal is represented near to your sand or gravel it named as the ‘peaceful tiger’ tortoise, phoenix or peaceful dragon area. I like to think that the…