Author: Joan Vine
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Zen Garden: Resting.
The garden, any type of garden is like a coin, with one side being its head, and the other side its tail. Most gardeners will tell you that keeping a garden clean, fresh, tidy and in order is pretty hard work. Many people spend hours, in their gardens, and it’s a well-known fact, that regular…
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Feng Shui: Water.
The element of Water is crucial in a Japanese Garden, Water represents the orientation of North, so you may try to set your water feature in the North section of your garden. The element of metal is favourable to the water element so you may like to introduce a metal or silver bowl nearby. If…
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Zen Garden: Water.
The element of water is essential in a Zen Garden. Many Zen gardens are set up with a stream-like water course, over which a bridge is set. It is arranged of course, according to the size of your garden, if you have a large enough garden, you can place a real bridge that people can…
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Feng Shui: Illumination
Although original Zen Gardens relied solely on natural light it is good to illuminate your Japanese garden to help create a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere. There are multiple ways to light up your garden, especially pin-pointing areas, near, paths, ponds, stones and any part of the garden that could be classed as a danger point…
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Zen Garden: Illumination.
Light in your new garden… well of course, there is nothing quite like natural light shimmering through the trees and bushes, lighting your stones, and spirit houses, creating long shadows, helping to create a feeling of peace and tranquillity… but the sun doesn’t shine all the time so artificial light is essential. There are many…