Gan Eden - The "Gardens of Joy"

THE MEADOW GARDEN

The Meadow Garden, approximately one-acre in size, is situated in the corner of a larger 3-acre meadow. Cuddled in the embrace of surrounding forest, the Meadow Garden leads one into a feast of colors, smells, flowers, vegetables, herbs, natural rock, wood and water features, numerous sitting spots and vistas, and intimate garden rooms.

The best way to show the Meadow Garden on this website
is to allow you to stroll through it visually.
NOTE: GRAPHICALLY RICH; BEST VIEWED WITH BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICE

The first gallery below leads you from the Woodland Garden into the Meadow Garden with a view towards the Vegetable Garden (and its 16 raised-beds) and the garden sheds. Turning away from the Vegetable Garden you walk across the grassy Commons (where weddings are often held) and pass through Angel Trellis coming to rest at the Zen Meditation Bench.

In the galleries below, roll your mouse over a thumbnail to change the image.

Woodland Path to Meadow Garden	Rose Glass Trellis Along Path	Emerging into Meadow Garden	Raised Vegie Beds and Sheds	Sunset behind Garden Sheds
Angel Trellis & Commons	View through Angel Trellis	Zen Bench & Birdbath	To Meditation Garden	Bench Under Apple Tree

There are several garden rooms in the Meadow Garden - the Meditation Garden, Narana Water Garden, Zen Meditation Bench, Grotto & Courtyard and the Peace Shrine.

The following gallery shows some of these features.

Meditation Garden Entrance	Meditation Garden Trellis	Meditation Garden Mural
Mural & Narana Water Garden Trellis	Narana Water Garden Trellis Entrance	Bench at the Narana Water Garden

The Narana Water Garden is a cool and verdant oasis during hot Summer days. The water fountain/bowls, nestled in the shade of a draping fig tree, are a favorite feature for visitors. The rushing sound attracts birds and can be heard across the Meadow Garden. The rock raised-beds enveloping the feature are planted mostly with herbs and native vegetation.

The following gallery shows the Narana Water Garden
and the nearby Grotto & Courtyard.

Narana Water Garden	Narana Stone	The Grotto Courtyard
Grotto Courtyard with View Toward Narana Water Garden	The Grotto backside with Wisteria arbor	The Grotto front with sheltered benches

The following gallery reviews some of the features previously described.
The vertical images are easier to view as a set on this webpage.

Woodland Garden Path	Vegetables & Garden Sheds	Narana Water Garden Trellis	Birdfeeder near Mural	Narana Stone & Fountain

There are numerous other features in the Meadow Garden: a meandering 60-foot long dry creek bed embanked with mossy rocks and an arched bridge, the Prayer Shrine and Peace Shrines, the Umbrella Shade Chair, the massive grape and kiwi arbors, the orchard of apple, plum, cherry and pear trees, stunning ornamental grasses, the hidden composting area, and special interactive features that allow the visitor to contemplate peace and gratitude. (see Interactive Features)

We hope to present more galleries of these features on this website.


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