All you see at the end of this arch is grass and sunlight beckoning you through - and a delicious fragrance. Once through the arch you find a rose garden - one that wasn't visible elsewhere in the yard. Not every room in your garden needs to be a refuge. Perhaps it has screening from lattice or shrubs that give the area a private, protected air. Perhaps it is a refuge from the hot rays of the sun - a spot with shade and a place to relax.
Refuge simply means that the garden provides a sense of being protected and comfortable.
Entering the space should give us a feeling of belonging. This holds true both for the public garden and your own private refuge. Your private refuge is your contemplation garden. Our ultimate contemplation garden - our real refuge, should be as simple as we can make it. The colors should be restful, and the plantings should be such that you don't enter the space seeking a rest and then find yourself forever leaping up to pull a weed or deadhead something.