Miniature landscapes are groups of plants, soil, and imagination all rolled into one creating a miniature 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 a small garden directly in […]
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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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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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The rhododendron garden, which is also called the dry garden or the Japanese garden, is a garden made primarily of sand and rock, which is cultivated to make the plain or the ocean appear. The sand inside the Zen garden is designed to be constantly sharpened into new charms and to challenge thought patterns. Rhombus […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]