The Japanese Zen garden style has attracted world attention. Known as Karesansui in local lingo. The Zen garden that is gaining popularity today finds its roots back in the history of Japanese culture.

Sometimes known as the Japanese rock garden they are known for their simplicity and lack of plants. Although still considered to be a garden the Zen style hardly makes use of any greenery. In fact you will find many Japanese Zen gardens to be void of any plantation at all. The very word used in Japan for this type of garden translates as dry water and mountain.

In the Japanese Zen garden the illusion of water is created by raked sand. The sand is raked in such a manner so as to suggest rippling water. The arrangement of rocks is done for them to represent islands and mountains. This conceptual form of gardening has its roots embedded in the 6th century civilization of Japan.