Zen Gardens for poor soil, sand is great ! Simple ground prep, low cost, use free natural materials. Sandwich High Schools Horticulture project 2013.

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Zen Garden DesignsHorticulture class Project
by Annie Cloutier

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Shakkei is Japanese for “borrowed landscape”
 Zen Buddhist monks
created Zen gardens to
aid them in
contemplation and
meditation
 Incorporate the
surrounding scenery to
make the garden appear
to extend beyond its
boundaries

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The use of rocks and crushed gravel are used to represent
mountains and water in abstract form called “shakkei”

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Dry landscape style is called
“karesansui” meaning “not using water”

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A Zen garden is a calm blending
of natural spaces and manmade space

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Everything is interrelated and essential
to the overall design of the Zen garden
 Rocks
 Sand
 Gravel
 Moss
 Conifers
 Boundary

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Small scale boxed Zen Garden is fun to change patterns of waves and rocks

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Less is more…do not over crowd space
 Select a level area suitable for
garden
 Poor soil is not a problem
 10’ x 16’ or 20 ‘ x 32’
 Use a carpenters level
 Edging stone , like beach
cobbles is great to make a
boarder or flat rectangular
pavers
 Dig holes 6 inches deep to
“plant” large stones
 After placing rocks and
lantern or bench, pour gravel
or pea stone or sands
spreading with a hoe
 Rake ripple marks or sandy
waves with rake
 Prune any plants to scale of
garden compact
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/build-outside-zen-garden-46644.html

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Horticulture class is designing one for
our campus and everyone to enjoy

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Steps in designing an interactive
garden
 Location
 Materials – natural &
organic
 Visual quality
 Composition with nature
 Planning

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Zen Gardens were invented by Samurai soldiers
Meditating -Sitting quietly puts the mind at ease before battle
and after