1 of 12 Known for its moss garden ... traditionally we think of the Zen garden as a spare, somewhat abstract arrangement of rocks, gravel, and minimal greenery, meant to embody serenity and ...

“He wanted a Zen rock garden,” Jackson said ... and they were full of moss,” he said. “I thought, ‘Let’s turn off the sprinklers, take out sod and put in a little Zen garden.’” ...

Zen rock gardens, or karesansui (translated as "dry ... is composed solely of 15 large and small rocks, some encircled by moss, grouped in five clusters on a bed of carefully raked white sand.

In this spiritual moment Zen Buddhism was born, inspiring the serene and eternal dry or rock gardens ... in a carpet of moss seems to dwindle off to infinity in the northern garden.

Traditionally, Zen gardens consist of carefully arranged rocks, gravel or sand, and strategically placed moss or low plants. The goal is to create a space for contemplation and meditation ...

Also known as a Japanese rock garden, a Zen garden ... are a verdant variation of the Zen garden, where the green carpet of moss brings a sense of calm and continuity. In Japan, moss is revered ...

This sprawling Zen temple complex in the north of the city has a range of rock gardens ... The eastern garden is characterised by seven cylindrical stones in a moss field that represents the ...

The Zen garden can have different types of landscaping, like this one with an aloe vera plant, succulents, some moss and rocks. - Michele Macula explains the process behind constructing a Zen ...

Most of us want to enter our outdoor spaces and be immediately met with a sense of calm and relaxation. And what better way ...

A Zen garden, rooted in monastic life ... stylized landscape through the arrangements of rocks (representing mountains), water features, moss, pruned trees and bushes, and gravel or sand that ...