Zen Garden Ideas For Yard Or Desktop Gardening

When I hear the word "Zen", I remember going to the spa. I think it's because of the word "Relaxation" being attached to it. Bringing peace to your home is what everybody wants so why not create a Zen garden as a project for a peace of mind? Most of the people I know who have Zen gardens are minimalist, they say it's neat and harmonized. Luckily I have a Japanese brother in-law who knows about Japanese rock garden so he provided me tips on how to create one.

Consider the size of your garden and decide if you will occupy the whole yard or create a desktop garden. Zen garden uses sand so to avoid scatters, make use of wood to mold it. Use a rake to create water ripples and use a number of patterns. In using stones and pebbles, arrange them in a neat manner by submerging rocks in the sand and make sure it doesn't look cluttered.

Large rocks, pagoda, gazebo, or a pergola adds a Zen feature so make sure to have one in your garden. Some Zen gardens are merely stone gardens but if you want to add plants , make sure to add the hues of  yellow and dark green to symbolize the yin-yang energy for harmony. Water creates a positive energy so better add features like a water fountain, a pond or a man-made flowing river.

You can try to experiment and start gardening in a small way like miniature or desktop gardening. This way you can gather ideas if which feature design suits your taste. Using Bonsai trees like the Zen Reflections Bonsai from Givingplants.com will make a nice desktop or miniature Zen garden due to its minimal size. You can check other bonsai gift plants like the edible plum and flowering bonsai for other garden designs.




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