The Garden of Silence has been inspired by Japanese garden culture and therefore dotted with numerous fountains. Located right near Pärnu, the Garden of Silence is a source of inspiration and a chance to attend various workshops.  We kindly ask you to book a visit in advance and remember that it is a small private garden. This means that the maximum group size may be 15 people. There is no entrance fee, but if you enjoy the place, small donations are welcome.

The story of the Garden of Silence

Looking for a new home in 2008, the future garden owners wanted to have both a balcony and a garden to have options for designing the garden. Back then, neither of them had been to Japan, but seemed to like some of the gardening elements used in that distant country, and these are now displayed in their garden:

• water streams and fountains
• balance of dark and light colours
• well-maintained paths
• stones with meaning

A few years later, the owners visited the parks by the temples in the Tokyo and Kyoto area and as a result, the shintoism temple garden gate was put up in the Garden of Silence. The owners themselves wouldn’t really call the garden a Japanese one because there is much more in there; rather, it is an eclectic mix of cultures:

• a mask from Africa by the gate;
• the portrait of Elvis Presley printed on glass;
• mirror installations in the garden.

A visit to the garden

By now, the Garden of Silence has become kind of an attraction for the family’s friends and acquaintances. Therefore, the owners thought they should perhaps open it for other gardening enthusiasts as well. Visitors are welcome to attend the fountains and mirror installations workshop to get ideas for building their own fountains in their gardens. The owners speak Estonian, Russian, English, Finnish and Swedish.