{"product_id":"2940046546026","title":"A Beginner's Guide to Rock Gardens","description":"\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Beginner’s Guide to Rock Gardens\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eWrong Way Of Placing Rocks\u003cbr\u003eThe Right Way to Place Rock Stones\u003cbr\u003eGood Rock Work-\u003cbr\u003eFlat Ground\u003cbr\u003eWall\u003cbr\u003eStones on Slopes\u003cbr\u003eChoosing the Best Soil\u003cbr\u003eBuilding Your Rock Garden\u003cbr\u003ePlanting Your Rock Plants\u003cbr\u003eMaintenance\u003cbr\u003eConifers\u003cbr\u003eBulbs\u003cbr\u003eList of Rock Plants, depending on the Particular Conditions and Places\u003cbr\u003eRock Plants For Walls\u003cbr\u003eCrazy paving plants –\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Bio\u003cbr\u003ePublisher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRock gardens have been part of landscaping and gardening lore for millenniums. In the East Japanese rock gardens or Zen gardens have been places where people could meditate in serene and harmonious surroundings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy are more people designing their own gardens incorporating at least one rock garden in the design? Even if the rock garden is quite small, it is going to add a touch of distinction to the landscaping of your garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Japan, rock gardens were normally built as dry landscape gardens, where a number of landscapes were made up of natural compositions made from natural products incorporated into a landscape. These natural items included bushes, trees, Moss, water, rocks and sand. One believes that the concept of rock gardening originated in China, especially when the ancient religion of Shintoism spoke about places of harmony where one could commune with nature and the spirit in serenity. These were normally made in monasteries, where they could be seen from one focal point, like say the porch of the head priest of the monastery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese dry Landscape gardens which you call a Zen garden in Japan were built to be seen from one viewpoint, with the walling closed around it in ancient times. Nowadays they stretch on for miles incorporating all the natural features available and present in the area to make up harmonious surroundings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJapanese Zen gardens go back to 784 BC. Chinese gardens have been around for even longer. The incorporation of gravel and white sand in a Zen or rock garden was an important feature. These were the symbol of distance, emptiness, purity, white space and water. All these symbols were supposed to aid in meditation. White sand and gravel used harmoniously together were also used around temples, shrines and palaces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mendon Cottage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078701727984,"sku":"2940046546026","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046546026_p0.jpg?v=1763695116","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046546026","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}