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Zen Rock Garden at The Bunny Ranch

My Zen Rock Garden completed May 2011

Lansdcaping rug and rocks added
My Zen Rock Garden completed May 2011
Before! 4-11-11 A prickly mess of bushes
Next to my Fall 2010 rock garden
After planting trees

Pattern Info

Pattern info for this project can be found here:
No pattern...created it from my own mind

Difficulty:

Category: Home & Garden

Type of item: Plant or Flower

For: Garden

Style: Traditional, Classic


Materials

(2) Variegated Japanese Silver Grass (2) Boxwood Spiral Trees (1) Dwarf Burning Bush (1) Pinus Topiary Tree (30) bags Cobble Rock (20) Big River Rocks (50) FOUND in my ditch red bricks

What was your inspiration?

My mom in heaven

What are you most proud of?

Creating a peaceful and tranquil setting in the country
Visualizing and making it happen
Doing this by myself with no experience and it turning out exactly how I envisioned!
Finding the bricks in my ditch that were old and mossy. They added the extra touch and I feel proud for recycling. And they were FREE!

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

JUST DO IT
Don't wait another day....GO FOR IT! (:

 

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suecollie47819 on craftsy.com
Jul 13, 2011    Flag as inappropriate
I love this rock garden its very similar to what we are up to with our latest project which is a koi pond will send some photos soon
Lou-Lou on craftsy.com
Nov 09, 2011   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you Sue! Would love to see your Koi pond...(:
divine_or47768 on craftsy.com
Jul 13, 2011    Flag as inappropriate
Take care not to overdo it, removing sod, and planting after raking out rocky soil, is very hard work and strenous on the back, now in recovery, can't wait to get at it again.
Lou-Lou on craftsy.com
Nov 09, 2011   Flag as inappropriate
I thank you for this tip as I tend to go for the gusto and act as if I'm the Incredible Hulk....(:
trishw on craftsy.com
Jul 12, 2011    Flag as inappropriate
what a great feeling of achievement, so rewarding after seeing the before photo!
nancy47414 on craftsy.com
Jul 12, 2011    Flag as inappropriate
Has anyone created a Japanese garden? Pls help as I would like this to be my fall project.
suecollie47819 on craftsy.com
Jul 13, 2011   Flag as inappropriate
I have tried to e mail the way we achieved our japanese garden but it was too lengthy to put in writing
suecollie47819 on craftsy.com
Jul 13, 2011   Flag as inappropriate
well worth the effort however enjoy !! sue
IowaSkye on craftsy.com
Jun 03, 2011    Flag as inappropriate
You did a great job Lou-Lou! Keep up the great work. I look forward to seeing it in person one day soon! Tanya
katsenne42912 on craftsy.com
Jul 12, 2011   Flag as inappropriate
I took an art appreciation class that covered tea gardens. What I remember is water features could be created with either water or sand (using a garden rake to make squigly lines in the sand.) Other important concepts are wabi and sabi. The Japanese concept of perfection isn't the same as the Greek concept of perfection. There should be flaws in the Japanese form of perfection. I think Wabi is an imperfection in the manufacture and Sabi is imperfection in the sense of aging type flaws.