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We've had luck with what used to be called Ligularia dentata, now Farfugium japonicum var.

One sells at Heathcote's November plant sale. Some "witches broom" cultivated versions of South Florida slash pine are available-a way to create Japanese-looking small trees. Updated on 02/06/19 tekinturkdogan / Getty Images Making a Zen garden is one way to create a meditative space in the yard. All natural areas are composed of various layers of plant growth. Japanese gardens tend to go light on them. Re-create the layers of plant growth found in local natural areas. Plant some butterfly and hummingbird flora around your bamboo and youve got my favorite tropical garden design of them all, Tropical Butterfly Zen. You can aways grow Podocarpus and assorted ferns. Trachycarpus shows up in Japanese gardens, often as a bit of a weed in the less-tended areas, so Coccothrinax would be fair game.Īucuba japonica, a popular shrub in the Carolinas, is apparently growable most of the way down the peninsula. The Morikami Garden in Palm Beach County uses a lot of Florida natives (lots of Hamelia patens cut Japanese style) and they do well with ficus hedges and even manage to keep azaleas happy. Miami Beach's full-on tropical climate raises problems. I didn't get photos of a more elaborate setup tonight. The poor thing had to recover from hedge shears.īelow, a look at the garden's pond with lights for the December "Garden of Lights" project being tested. But if you want to enjoy the peaceful tranquility of nature in your own backyard, here are some zen garden ideas that will help you along the way.

Understanding spiritual Zen is a lifelong endeavor. There's nothing special about the plants, except for a little Japanese pine that the bosai curator has trimmed back to looking the way it should. Zen gardens are the most obvious example, drawing inspiration from meditative gardens historically built outside Zen monk temples. Pierce with a clever but inauthentic Japanese garden. We incorporate the ancient philosophies and techniques of Japanese garden design to reawaken the connection between people and nature between ourselves and. I help out at the little Heathcote Botanical Gardens in Ft. Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens celebrates a more than century-old connection between Japan and South Florida.