Karesansui or dry landscape garden is founded on Zen ideology using carefully composed rock arrangements and gravel or sand. A karesansui is carefully raked to represent characteristics of water such as currents and waves while boulder arrangements may be interpreted as islands. Learn about our Late Rock Garden and observe how the raking can be a practice in mindfulness and meditation.
Details
Dates
- Thursday, December 17, 2026
- Thursday, January 14, 2027
- Thursday, February 25, 2027
- Thursday, March 18, 2027
Time
- 10:30 a.m.
Location
- Late Rock Garden
Price
- Free (with paid museum admission)
Demonstration By
Heather Grzybek is the Garden Curator at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. She received her training in Japanese gardening directly from Hoichi Kurisu, garden designer of Roji-en beginning in 2000. Heather has been a long-time part of the fostering of Roji-en and continues to educate and inspire guests with her intricate knowledge of the garden.
