In the Garden
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Ikebana, Japanese flower
arangement. |
Four distinct environments are being created
for the Shambhala Botanic Gardens & Preserve:
 An enclosed,
quarter-acre Contemplative Zen Garden will be a peaceful, inspiring
setting in the tradition of the famous monastic gardens of Kyoto,
Japan.
At the large-scale
organic vegetable and cut-flower garden, some 1,400 pounds of organic
produce will be harvested this year. The cut flowers will be used
in contemplative Japanese flower arranging, Ikebana, which is taught
at the Shambhala Mountain Center.
The Rocky Mountain
Native Plants Garden is organized into four ecological zones representative
of the Rocky Mountain West. There are already more than 100 species
of native Western American plants in this landscaped garden.
The Native
Bird Sanctuary is a stream-side area has been dedicated as a Native
Bird Sanctuary. Bird and bat houses and feeding stations suitable
for native species are installed and maintained in this area.
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