# Create Your Own Zen Garden

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A Zen garden is a traditional Japanese landscape style that uses arrangements of rocks, gravel, sand, and occasionally moss to represent the essence of nature.

Having one can provide stress relief, mindfulness and encourage focus to help quiet the mind. It also brings a sense of aesthetic harmony and discipline to your environment.

The following article from the National Garden Bureau has some great tips on how to create one of these lovely gardens–and you don’t need a large space! A side yard or corner in the back yard can provide the perfect spot.

To read the article, click here:

> **[Create Your Own Zen Garden: Why and How To](https://ngb.org/create-your-own-zen-garden/)**
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> Journey to enlightenment and wellness with a Zen Garden. Easy steps and ideas on how to create your own backyard Zen Garden and why.

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