Mini Zen Garden Kit for Desk 6x6 inch with Wooden Lotus Flower, 3 Zen Stones, Pebbles, Home Office Desk Decorations (Wooden Lotus Flower)

Item: Mini Zen Garden Kit for Desk 6x6 inch with Wooden Lotus Flower,3 Zen StonesPrice (at time of review *): $16.99(* Note that I receive some items at discounted or zero cost through Amazon Vine participation. The price indicated is the purchase price, with or without discounts, as advertised on the product page at the time this review is posted)Pros: For very small spaces, such as an office desk, this is a fair quality unit. The white sand is a nice contrast to the black base and three smooth zen stones and the lotus flower is a nice touch.Cons: The rake is a bit large for such a small unit and you won't have much room if the stones and lotus are on the sand. While for such a miniature garden you wouldn't expect to have much room to rake the sand, the size of the rake really doesn't match the size of the garden. The smooth zen stones are nice, the other stones are mediocre, though you can pick out the nice ones and you won't realistically have the room to place them all anyway and still have adequate area for raking.Additional info: If you have the space, I would suggest going with a slightly larger mini-zen garden so you have adequate room to display the objects and still rake without taking everything out. For a very compact area, this is a suitable unit (but more for display than utility).Ratings (1-10 scale; 0 = Very poor, 5 = Average, 10 = Exceptional)Quality: 6.5Value (based on purchase price of $16.99): 6.5Utility: 5Overall: 6Hopefully you found this review helpful in identifying the best product to meet your needs.

Great quality and perfect size

I've never had a miniature zen garden before. I thought this would be a nice one to start with. The details on the miniature lotus flower bead are awesome!! I've only had the miniature zen garden for a few days, but I'm enjoying it. I'm keeping the metaphors really simple, sand equals water and rocks equal land. I like to think of myself as the wind and using the rake to make waves or to push the water on to the land. I may be going about it wrong, but I believe the point of a zen garden is mindfulness. By creating my own little representation of basic elements, I'm drawn into it and am very mindful of all that I do in this little square. So I consider it successful in that regard.I highly recommend this miniature zen garden!!!

I got this for my office desk and I have to say it's pretty fun and relaxing when I have a second to mess with it. It definitely gets a lot of attention when people come into my office. Very cool desktop item.

I got this garden as decoration for my desk and I end up playing with this when i’m in virtual long meetings!It’s very relaxing and fun . It’s a really good distractionRecommend this product