Tag: happiness
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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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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…