What plants are used in a zen garden?
The palette of a zen garden creates a soothing aesthetic, so eschew bold blooms and rainbow foliage. Instead, incorporate plants that provide a mix of textures in shades of green, like mosses, ferns, hostas, and evergreen shrubs or trees. What is a zen garden? A traditional zen garden, known as karesansui, is a minimalist dry landscape comprised of natural elements of rock, gravel, sand and wood, with very few plants and no water.