I arrived at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida, for a lovely day trip a mere two hours before they closed (unknowingly), but still had enough time to wander around the lovely little lake to view the floral and rock gardens.
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See my photo gallery of how lovely the Rock Gardens are!
Spending a full morning and afternoon there would have been ideal, so I will return for a full day of delightful observing!
A serene stroll through the Morikami Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida, was such a pleasurable way to spend a couple of hours. This would make a great date on a lovely afternoon.
As you’re strolling around with your date, the slow-paced environment allows for lots of quality talking (and possibly hand-holding)!
Hiraniwa Flat Garden
Flat gardens make more liberal use of plant material and often visually incorporate outside elements through a design technique called “borrowed scenery”.
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Flat gardens are lovely to sit and relax. If you want to exert your brain, you can sit there and count all the stones! ; )
Early Rock Garden
Such gardens were often inspired by Chinese landscape paintings in ink that depicted water cascading from distant peaks in the sea or a lake.
Where’s your favorite place to get “zen”?
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Yes, this is in Delray Beach, Florida!
Are these the Zen gardens in Palm Beach? I’ve been meaning to visit…my grandmother was Japanese and she used to tend to a small rock garden in her backyard. I would love to stroll around and reminisce about when I would play in her rock garden as a kid…Such good memories.