The scientific evidence of gardening offering major health benefits to human beings is found in a 2017 report conducted by two Japanese and one UK professors in the fifth edition of the journal of preventive medicine. And not only in terms of psychological well-being, but also those who practice different techniques of growing flowers or …
Water Whether it’s a lake or stream, Japanese gardens are always watered or represented by white sand in the dry rock garden.Water and stone are two opposing elements in the Buddhist symbolism that complement and complete each other.A traditional garden typically consists of a waterfall, a miniature version of the popular mountain waterfalls in Japan. …
Japanese Garden Japanese gardens are typical gardens that construct idealized miniature landscapes, often in a highly imaginative and fashionable manner. The gardens of emperors and rulers were built for leisure and aesthetic enjoyment, while the gardens of Buddhist temples were planned for reflection and meditation.Japanese garden styles include karesansui, Japanese rock gardens or zen gardens, …
The Japanese Garden The cult of the inimitable nature and the form perfected by man. The Japanese garden has always been a nature created and devised by man.The tradition of the Japanese garden appeared when the first urban centers and palaces appeared.The Japanese discover and achieve beauty, on the one hand, in the natural and …
Karesansui-or Zen gardens-are one of the most famous elements of Japanese culture. Intended to stimulate meditation, these beautiful “dry gardens” are mainly made of sand and rocks. Thus, these spaces invite reflection on the meaning of life by posing an austere perspective on nature. Today, Zen gardens are not limited to historic Japanese temples, as …
Read MoreThe Zen garden: one of the highest expressions of Japanese culture
The decoration of the gardens has left aside the borders. Among the most current trends, the Japanese style is one of the most attractive in the market.We are talking about gardens that inspire on the one hand by Zen, and on the other by minimalism.The former has a prevailing use of sand and stones, and …
There are the French style gardens or the English style gardens, very well known throughout history. On the other side of the world, however, Japanese gardens have also expanded. Who would not spend hours and hours looking at one of these Zen gardens? We show you some ideas and recommendations to make your own Japanese …
Gardens at home are the perfect excuse to enjoy a little peace. Who doesn’t need a place, however small, that invites you to forget everything? If anyone knows how to create places that invite peace and quiet, it’s Japan. And no, it is not necessary to have a large plot of land. Because taking care …
Read MoreJapanese gardens to inspire you to have a ZEN space at home
If you have a garden at home perhaps one of the decorative ideas that we can most recommend is the Zen style. The oriental style never goes out of fashion and in the same way that a zen bedroom exudes charm, elegance and relaxation, the same can be achieved when it comes to a garden …
Read MoreZen Gardens: More than 100 Decoration Ideas in the Oriental Style
Zen gardens are oriental-style landscape designs for meditation and relaxation, heavily influenced by Japanese culture. They are formed in dry, using in small thicknesses materials such as sand, rocks of rounded geometry and gravel of prismatic geometry, both of different sizes, with different kinds of plants planted in circular, square, rectangular pots or on the …