3. Soften the look with ferns
Adding ferns to your garden is a way to soften the stones and rocks that are part of your zen garden ideas. Evergreen ferns which grow slowly are the best types including hart’s-tongue ferns and wood ferns.
Mix the ferns with moss and bamboo to fill out any sparse areas. In your garden landscaping ideas, a mix of these plants will provide shade to the garden and can provide a privacy screen to zone off the garden. Buddha belly bamboo, and black bamboo work well and mixing moss in between rocks creates a soft look that blends your elements.
‘The fields and woodlands are comprised of mosses such as heath pearlwort moss or pine green moss, this can be used to create hills in undulating forms. Bamboo can be used as a backdrop, which will gently sway in the wind causing the stems to knock together gently like a natural wind chime,’ says Mark Lane(opens in new tab), gardening expert and BBC Gardeners’ World presenter.
