
Small stones typically sold as “river rocks” offer the best size and consistency. Using small stones this river look is easily achieved. This river rock garden does a great job of tricking the eye’s into seeing much more than a bed of rocks. And of course, a Zen Garden is not complete until the buddha statue is added! River rocks assembled as a stream River Rock GardenĪnother great option if you don’t have a creek running through your landscape is adding the illusion of running water. Task yourself with the duty of raking the sand daily to put your mind at ease. To complete the look, fine white sand was added to this small rock garden. This design makes great use of a natural stream that ran through their back yard.ĭon’t worry ponds are an easy way to add depth to your design.

This is especially apparent when creating a Zen rock garden. Rocks of all sizes have a unique way of bringing about calm and relaxation.

Japanese sand garden with rocks The Zen Garden Now that your well equipped with the basics lets get to the fun part and move on to the small rock garden examples to get the creative juices flowing. While it will look much better and be less of an environmental nuisance, mulch is typically less effective at keeping the weeds at bay.
