Category: All Good News
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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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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…
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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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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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Zen Garden: Sand.
Sand in a dry Japanese garden is used in place of water, in most small gardens there isn’t enough room for a decent size water feature so, when creating your Zen Garden, it is quite acceptable and indeed very pleasing to use either sand or gravel. Sand may also be easier for the average gardener…