What is a Zen garden?

A Zen garden, also called karesansui, is a Japanese rock garden that uses carefully arranged rocks, gravel or sand, and minimal plants to create a miniature stylized landscape. The sand is raked to represent water ripples, promoting meditation and tranquility.

How do I rake the sand in the Zen Garden Designer?

Select a rake pattern from the toolbar (straight lines, circles, waves, or random), choose your brush size, then click and drag across the garden canvas. The sand will display beautiful patterns as you move your cursor or finger across the screen.

Can I save my Zen garden design?

Yes! Your garden is automatically saved to your browser's local storage. You can also manually save designs and load them later. Additionally, you can export your garden as a PNG image to share or use as wallpaper.

What objects can I add to my Zen garden?

The free Zen Garden Designer includes rocks of various sizes and colors, Japanese plants like bamboo and bonsai, decorative elements such as stone lanterns, pagodas, bridges, stepping stones, water features, and seasonal elements like cherry blossoms.

Is the Zen Garden Designer really free?

Yes! This is a completely free tool with no subscriptions, no premium features, and no hidden costs. Create unlimited Zen gardens and use all features at no charge. It's part of FreeWWW's mission to provide free online tools for everyone.

Zen Garden Designer - Create Beautiful Japanese Rock Gardens

Welcome to Your Digital Zen Garden

Experience the tranquility of creating a traditional Japanese rock garden (karesansui). Rake beautiful patterns in the sand, arrange rocks and stones, and add decorative elements to design your perfect meditation space. Simply select a tool from the left sidebar and click on the garden to create. Your designs are automatically saved!

Welcome to Your Digital Zen Garden

🌾 Rake Patterns

🪨 Rocks & Stones

🌿 Plants

🏮 Decorations

⚙️ Actions