How to Make a Zen Garden for Your Desk

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Obtain the items needed.

   These are: a shoebox lid, sand or soil, water, a small container to hold the water (a small tea light candle holder is a good choice), pebbles or small rocks, a bridge, fake or real moss, a comb or mini rake, and any additional items you'd like to add, just remembering that simplicity is important for a Zen garden.
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   Step 2: Take the shoebox lid and the sand.

   If you're going to keep this Zen garden for a while, lay out clear wrap under the sand. ,, A traditional Zen garden would have the rocks placed in the corners. ,,, If you would like, put the bridge over the water. , Use it to ponder life's mysteries and to keep yourself calm.
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   Step 3: Pour the sand into the shoebox lid and level it out so that it is even across the shoebox lid.

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   Step 4: Place the rock in the sand

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   Step 5: wherever you'd like it to sit.

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   Step 6: Add the moss and anything else that you have to put in your Zen garden.

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   Step 7: Use the mini rake or comb to make patterns in the sand.

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   Step 8: Put the water container on the sand and add the water.

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   Step 9: Display the Zen garden on your desk.

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