The Zen Gardening Kit (Hardcover)

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Product Description

Create your own miniature Japanese-style Zen garden. A desk-size garden complete with base, sand, rocks, and a miniature wooden rake are provided in this new kit, all for the purpose of composing scenes and images to soothe the spirit. The accompanying fully-illustrated book is a general introduction to the art of Japanese gardening.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Running Press; F edition (November 22, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561381489
• ISBN-13: 978-1561381487
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #615,603 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sad Little Garden, May 25, 2001

By	Maurice Reeves "Libertarian" (Perkasie, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I got this as a gift for Christmas, and I was really excited because I love Zen gardens, but garden provided is so poor and sad. The little garden has a stapled on cardboard bottom that the sand leaks out of, and the rake was falling apart. Yes I know that the Buddha is everywhere, and he does not need anything more than what was provided, but I had this at work. It stinks to keep having to clean up sand every morning.

The book was wonderful, and I keep it at work to read when things get stressful, but I'm going to go buy my own stuff to make a real, durable Zen Garden.

60 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book, mediocre garden kit!, August 15, 1999

By A Customer

If the Zen Gardening Book part of this book/kit combination makes it into your local library, check out a copy and bask in the meditations, creativity and musings of the author. The kit is uninspiring and actually degrades the lofty consciousness inspired by the book. Use your imagination, save the bucks, and create your own Zen garden using sand and rocks and wood that speak to you.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy at full price, April 4, 2005

By	doeeyed (Memphis, TN, USA) - See all my reviews

This kit sells for $30 if you buy it brand new at a store. It's not worth it at that price. I got mine for about $7 at an auction, and I'm happy with the expense.

Previous reviews are right: the box has a cardboard base and the sand, because it's so fine, would leak out of it. What I did before I used it was run glue all along the inner and outer edges of the box to seal the gaps. It doesn't leak anymore :-).