What are Cloud Olive trees? Cloud olive trees are mature olive trees that have been carefully shaped using the traditional Japanese art of Niwaki pruning. Instead of a natural rounded canopy, the branches are sculpted into elegant “clouds” of evergreen foliage, creating a living work of art. Increasingly popular in UK gardens, cloud-pruned olive trees […]
Zen Garden Design – Creating Stillness with Niwaki Cloud Trees In a fast-paced world, the Zen garden offers something increasingly rare: stillness. Rooted in Japanese philosophy, Zen gardens are not about decoration, but intention. Every element has purpose – from the placement of stone to the shaping of trees. At the centre of many modern […]
Zen Garden The first Zen garden was created in Kyoto, Japan – they were designed to reflect the essence of nature, and to help aid meditation. However, many people refer to Zen Gardens as Japanese Rock Gardens as they imitate a ‘dry landscape’. This is due to the carefully composed arrangements of rocks, water features, pruned […]
