Zen & Feng Shui Garden Design
Bespoke Solutions To Bring Zen To Your Garden
Zen garden design - onsite and online
In the world of complexity, information overload and radical uncertainty, many people choose the simplicity of zen gardens as a refuge from the business of the outside world – to unwind after a hard day’s work.
What is a Zen Garden?
Zen gardens were originally developed by Japanese Zen Buddhist monks as places for meditation, contemplation, enlightenment and inner peace.
A traditional zen garden (karesansui), is usually composed of minimalistic elements such as a dry landscape with natural elements of sand, gravel, rocks, and wood, with a few plants and usually no water element or features.
Man-made features such as stone lanterns, bridges, statuary with an enclosing wall or fence are designed to separate the space from the outside world. The main focus and purpose of zen garden design is the inner world of peace and tranquillity. One of the best benefits of zen garden design is it’s a year-round appeal where there is little seasonal change (hardscaping).
How does the process work?
After initial consultation, we will propose different zen garden designs to suit your specific needs and preferences as well as working with your garden space. The design phase usually takes 2-6 weeks. Then depending on your garden space, the construction phase can take up to 1-3 months. The total quote for the zen garden design and construction depends on your specific requirements and the garden size and characteristics.
Feng Shui Garden Designer
Bespoke Feng Shui garden design
There are many aspects of feng shui garden design such as placement, plants, shapes, colours, ornaments and remedies as well as specific feng shui interventions for your needs and preferences. In designing your feng shui garden, specific garden design features will allow the energy flow smoothly and strategically to boost your garden and respectively your life.
The design and placement of specific items is designed according to your specific preferences and feng shui needs. These include placement of rocks, water features, plants as well as shapes and functional aspects of the garden design. Designing curving pathways for chi, or energy, to flow smoothly and to nourish different part of the garden is one of the key principles behind feng shui garden design. According to feng shui, straight lines are rarely present in nature so curved and flowing pathways as well as round and oval shapes are recommended.
Feng shui bagua model suggests that different parts of your garden (either according to compass directions or the entrance to your garden) can symbolise different aspects of your personal and professional life ie career, relationships, marriage, family, health, wealth, luck, prosperity, peace of mind, travel and friends, creativity and offspring, knowledge and wisdom as well as spiritual development, reputation and success in any area of your life.