How To Design A Mandala Garden
One design for a mandala garden involves creating a central circular growing area or a central feature surrounded by a series of concentric circles which can be partitioned into distinct beds with any number of pathways leading to the centre.
How to design a mandala garden. A simple mandala garden design may just consist of paths that run through the circle like spokes on a bicycle wheel. Mandala garden is a circular group of keyhole gardens very space saving. Nov 29 2012 explore deborah farrell s board mandala garden followed by 193 people on pinterest.
See more ideas about garden design garden permaculture. Feb 27 2014 explore tara krause s board mandala garden design followed by 210 people on pinterest. Mandala gardens work best on flat spaces and for most garden vegetables full sunlight is recommended.
Ecological design mandala by prof. John todd of the famed living machine draws this interconnected ecomandala. By building a mandala garden you create a sacred space for quiet reflection and meditation.
An easy way to design a mandala garden is to lay out the keyhole paths first using a length of garden hose to define the boundaries. Mandala gardens are also created as circular gardens and the inner patterns are created by paths and plant beds. Bricks are placed roughly in position to mark out the design.
The design uses shades blue from turquoise to aqua and dark sapphire to sky then is finished with graduating blues as a border. As stated above mandalas are generally circular with patterns inside. A perfect circle can also be defined by inscribing an arc with a string or hose attached to a central hub post to mark out the boundaries.
Before we begin the actual design plan it s important to choose a good site. Feb 8 2019 explore raevyn carney s board mandala garden on pinterest.