Articles for tag: Japanese Gardens, Rock Island, Zen, Zen Garden

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How to Create a Japanese Zen Garden

Until the mid-twentieth century no historical work or garden book ever spoke of “Zen-like” gardens. Today, the term “Japanese Zen garden” is used to describe many different types of gardens, such as the gardens at Zen temples, dry-landscape gardens, minimalist gardens, gardens with spiritual implications, and recently, miniature desktop sand-and-rock gardens. The correct Japanese name ...

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Zen Gift Ideas

Zen Board Help a man or woman live in the moment with this magical Japanese board. The Zen Board comes framed in a waterproof mat. Accessories include a natural bristle paint brush with 100 Japanese kanji symbols listed on a reference sheet. Users can dip the paint brush in water and created images on their ...

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Making a Zen Meditation Garden

A Zen garden is an experience in contemplation. How to use your space is the big question when you have sand, rocks, and simple bonsai trees in an organized space befitting of a garden that is in harmony with itself and its surroundings. A Zen garden is a practice in patience as you choose every ...

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“Zen” Style Garden

Karensansui, or Japanese style in gardening, has been practiced for centuries but it came to be widely known only towards the end of the 6th century, with the help of Zen Buddhism. By the end of 1200, the basic principles of such gardens were established and since then they have gone through repeated levels of ...

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Gift Ideas for Type-A, Stressed Out Friends

There are many health risks associated with stress. Protect the ones you love this Holiday season with some of these greatly relaxing gifts. 1. Kikkerland Solar Powered Rainbow Maker – This is a rather unique item for the stressed-out on your Holiday shopping list. It fills any room with rainbows by just sticking the solar ...

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Miniature Landscaping

Miniature landscapes are an assemblage of plants, soil, and imagination all rolled up into one creative tiny scene. You can create them as interesting points within the garden, or you can create them for use in the home or office. You can create them using only containers, or you can place your miniature gardens directly ...

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Top 10 Inexpensive Gifts for Your Secretary

Secretaries can often be overworked, underpaid, and feel quite unappreciated. To keep your personal assistant happy and make them feel that their work is important, try surprising them with mini-gifts periodically throughout the year. It doesn’t have to be anything incredibly expensive, just a quick way of saying “thanks for putting up with me”. Here ...

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Meg’s Guide to Gardening: How to Make Your Own Zen Garden

After a hard day’s work, you need somewhere to relax. A Zen garden is a great way to bring peace and tranquility to your life. Every aspect of a Zen garden — its design, construction and upkeep — is designed to quiet your spirit and take you away from the hustle and bustle of everyday ...

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Making a Zen Garden: A How to Guide

A Zen Garden, also known as a dry or Japanese garden is a garden made primarily of sand and rock which is cultivated to appear as a landscape or ocean. The sand within a Zen garden is meant to be regularly raked into new soothing and thought provoking patterns. Zen gardens can consist of solely ...

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Zen Garden: Creating Your Own Backyard Oasis

Prelude from the author: “A karesansui or Japanese rock garden, or Zen garden is an enclosed shallow sandbox containing sand, gravel, rocks, and occasionally grass or other natural elements. The main elements of karesansui are rocks and sand, with the sea symbolized not by water but by sand raked in patterns that suggest rippling water. ...