Garden Water Features - The Zen Way

Gardens are the ornament of any household and thein positive chi. This translates into better family
value is increased manifold if the garden is big andrelations and also helps in the flow of money and the
well maintained. But the garden not only offersoverall environment is made more calm and serene.
economic life, but also ensures a balance of thePools either natural or man-made offer a very
energies and helps to ward off evil spirits.pleasing sight. Pools as a Zen garden water feature
Zen garden water features offer the perfect balanceoffers the household stability and also lifts the mood
of yin-yang energies, colors and shape of flora. Andof the entire family. If lights are added to the pools
because of this the Zen gardens even thoughto highlight specific areas, then it balances by
centuries old have become a rage these days.providing the necessary yang energy.
Zen garden uses as much natural articles, likePonds also offer stability but the added advantage is
bamboos, pebbles, woods, etc as possible. This helpsthat it also offers depth of understanding and thus is
in attracting the natural and good vibrations and alsovery beneficial in those households with students.
to keep the negativities away. Every garden waterAdding plants will give the yang energy and also
feature under the Zen style has a striking featurestimulate the growth and allow better flow of money
and that is that it a perfect balance of yin i.e. waterinto the family.
and yang i.e. earth, thus every family member isSimilarly waterfalls and fountains are rich sources of
accounted for.yin energy and need to balance by adding sand and
Zen garden extensively uses trees, large shrubs ofpebbles. If these Zen garden water features are
different colors, shapes and sizes among other things.used properly they will make your lives better.
The basic Zen garden water features are pools,Last but not the least no Zen garden is complete
fountains, ponds, waterfalls and the associatedwithout a Buddha Statue and the best position to
bridges and round about pathways. Water is a basickeep it in is the middle of any of the garden water
element of the Zen garden offering yin energy,feature for the perfect balance.
which is most essential for growth and gives a boost