Building A Zen Garden
If you are making a large garden consider using 2 x 4 pieces of lumber old railroad ties or any other type of wood.
Building a zen garden. The seclusion thus attained was conducive to meditation. If you are making a desktop zen garden simply gather and cut enough wood to make a small container. In the case below a roof does a lot of the leaf catching. Alternatively place a two by four along each edge and hammer the boards to seat them in the ground.
One thing to consider when determining the size is that the gardens should be easily viewed by you or other people. If you create your garden near coniferous trees you ll be picking up leaves all fall. For most homeowners building a masonry wall for a meditative space in the backyard is either undesirable or unaffordable. Zen gardens were originally built in palaces courtyards and other large outdoor spaces.
Substitute a lattice fence to achieve inexpensive privacy. The traditional zen garden was a walled in space. Line the zen garden with edging stones such as rectangular rocks to create an enclosure. It s great to have a dedicated large space for your garden but not required.