Including art in your healing garden is a great way to add an another layer of mystery and intrigue. Placing a sculpture or other focal point in carefully chosen spots adds interest for the visitor who wanders around the garden. Locate an artwork just around a bend in the pathway so it is revealed as the visitor approaches. Place a special pot in a recess or niche in a border bed so that it is partially hidden until the viewer is near it. This element of surprise in your healing garden is priceless and always raises a smile.
Your chosen artworks could be as simple as a balanced stack of stones. To some people these precarious little towers of flat river stones are full of symbolism and mystery, and often inspire exclamations of delight from children and adults alike.
Chose your artwork to evoke a certain theme in an area of your garden. For instance you could put a terracotta birdbath or sundial in your herb plot, or a stone basin in your Japanese inspired front garden, or place a Balinese style carving in your bromeliad bed. A well chosen artwork doesn’t need to be expensive or huge, but if it reflects the mood of your healing garden “room” then it can only add to the delight of the senses.
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