Example Zen Gardens

In the Shinto religion different trees have different meanings and often represent living long – and weathering adversity. Used for practical purposes, trees add color to a plain garden. ( 枯山水 karesansui )

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Flowers and Plants are carefully chosen by their season of flowering. Formal flowerbeds are rare in older gardens, but more common in modern gardens.

Flowers and

walkways seen at

# 35 Shore Road.

Trees are carefully chosen and arranged for their colors. In a beach-front location a large piece of driftwood is especially meaningful. Little in a Japanese garden is left to chance. Each plant is chosen according to aesthetic principles, or to serve as a backdrop to certain garden features, or to create a picturesque scene – like a landscape painting or postcard.

Walkways in a Zen garden are positioned to allow you to amble, admire, and absorb.