These hedges will separate the gardens from one another as well as enclosing the entire park.

These symbols can be found Through the careful selection of specific plants, colours, shapes and materials each garden will be arranged so as to symbolically represent one of the primary principles (symbols) that are embodied in our culture.in Roman and Greek mythology, in the shape of the deities dwelling on Mount Olympus, but also in the symbolic language of our legends and fairy tales. In classical and modern astrology it is the planets that represent these primary principles. Jupiter (Greek: Zeus) for example symbolizes the evolutionary principle, while Saturn (Greek: Kronos) typifies the limiting, restrictive primary principle.

These analogies will be visually experienceable and teachable in this "planetary park" project.

One of the gardens bears the name of Venus (Greek: Aphrodite), the goddess of beauty, harmony and love - the principle of balance that she represents is translated into a garden brimming over with flowers and fragrances, an

invitation to rejoice in its shapely combination of plants and rocks. There are no hard edges or overhangs in the Garden of Venus; the passages from one garden section to the next are smooth, and the paths follow the relief of the terrain.
The tree species associated with Venus is birch, for birch is the most graceful of trees, its leaves cherishing the dance in the wind breezing through them.

The Moon is the symbol for reflection. It was worshiped in many cultures in the form of moon goddesses - "Luna" in ancient Rome, or "Selene" in Greek mythology. They represent emotion and instinct, proximity to nature, adaptation and rhythm. The Moon Garden is a watery garden with serpentine paths. The principle of reflection will be depicted through the presence of small, smooth-surfaced ponds. A spiral path symbolizes the lunar phases, the moon's waxing and waning - the aspect of time. The paths are laid with soft lawn on which one can walk in bare feet, with pearls of dew hanging from the grass blades in the morning.

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