In the late sixth century, Zen Buddhist monks began creating simple gardens as a tranquil space for meditation. These karesansui, translated to dry landscape or dry mountain water in Japanese ...

4. Repurposing Containers for Greenery: Repurposing items you already have is key to budget-friendly Zen garden design.

Designing your zen rock garden: Keep it simple and balanced. Start by placing a few larger rocks as focal points, then add ...

The purpose of a Zen garden, those stylized landscapes created by painstakingly placing rocks and raking gravel into perfect patterns, is the doing of the thing. Making sure every line is ...