Water Gardens for meditating
 "The Best Effects are Made by the Simplest Available Means"
The purpose of the Water-Gardens.us web site
is to explain techniques for planting in water,
at the water's edge, and how they are ideal medidations environments. No water
gardens project is too ambitious that can't
be conceived, designed, and executed to create a spiritual retreat in your own backyard. We'll
explain how to convert a simple ditch with
a trickle of water into a garden stream line
with water gardens plants to line your yoga area. From pools to lakes,
the same tenet always applies: "best effects
are made by the simplest means".It's as simple as a stone water fountain in the yard. This
is a formula proven time and time again in
water gardens around the world. Visit the individual
sections, and begin your own journey into the
world of water gardens.
Container Water Gardens
Container water gardens in garden containers and garden planters are other options as container flowers are to a full-size flower garden. The difference is in the use of use pond plants in a water growing media instead of land plants in potting soil. Even a smaller bowl can hold a small water plant. A common size planter or container size is 10-to-26 inches wide by 11-to-17 inches in depth. While it is possible to seal ceramic containers or use liners in wooden barrels, plastic garden containers may be easiest to use, with the added benefit of being lightweight. Just as with container plants, group various-sized water garden containers to make a dramatic water feature. Depending on the size of the planter or container, select spiky, erect plants, such as sweet flag, Acorus calamus, or yellow flag iris, Iris pseudacorus. Combine these with a broad-leaf plants, such as Giant arrowhead, Sagittaria latifolia, or calla lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica. Consider adding a cascading plant, such as water mint, Mentha aquatica, or parrot feather, Myriophyllumaquaticum.
Getting Your Water Garden Ready for Meditating in the Winter
To prepare your water garden ready for winter, make a few adjustments:
- Be sure leaves and other debris are kept out as they fall to keep the debris from accumulating on the bottom of the container or pond.
- Put shallow plants deep, if possible. It is best to leave any water lilies at the bottom all the time.
- When the weather becomes extremely cold, such as in late November, stop feeding the plants and fish and make no further bacterial applications.
- When the pond is frozen over, keep all leaves and other garden debris off the surface. Keep warm while meditating!
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