Posted on August 19th, 2022
Creative Zen Garden Ideas. Once only for Buddhists, zen gardens have now been welcomed by many. With a mini zen garden, you get a peaceful paradise within your yard, where you can always spend a moment of solitude amid your busy life.
However, while a zen garden looks simple, it can be slightly challenging to style and maintain its landscape. So to help you with your zen garden wellness journey, this blog will cover the following topics:
A zen garden is meant to be a place of meditation that frees you from distraction with its naturally calming, minimalistic design – including plants, rocks, and water.
While a stepping stone pathway is a staple for every zen garden, it works well with any type of garden. For example, you can add natural stones from your house to the gate or weave them around a tree.
The sight and tranquil sound of water is a great feature to add to zen gardens. However, when adding a water feature, make sure not to be too elaborate; keep it natural looking and incorporate pebbles and sand.
A bridge is usually found in Japanese-style gardens. On top of its aesthetic worth, it also illustrates a transition journey and stimulates reflections. While a bridge goes well over a pond or a small stream, you can add one without a water feature.
You can add a bridge over finely raked gravel, a pool of pebbles, or dry sand that’s laid out in a way that mimics the flow of water.
As mentioned, gravel is an excellent addition to a zen garden that symbolizes water. Rake your gravel finely and create curves or waves that are soothing to the eye. Like with a zen garden kit, creating patterns when raking the gravel is a meditative exercise.
Adding ferns into your zen garden will give it an old-world ambiance. You can add them onto rocks to soften and balance hard textures. Make sure to go for evergreen ferns to keep your space looking vibrant.
When planning your mini zen garden landscape, think about curves. From lawns to paths and stones, be sure to incorporate natural curves, almost cloud-like shapes, to complete your zen garden wellness scene.
Another Japanese garden staple is an Acer tree. While its color is a bit vibrant, it’s welcomed in zen gardens to add a well-thought-through pop of color here and there. The Acer tree has wide varieties in size and color. One common color is red, which can elevate any garden, especially in autumn. Some zen garden kits often have a display Acer tree in them.
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