What's often easier is creating that world in front of you instead of it being a mindscape. If I were you I'd start with a blank world: in your meditations, create a body. Make sure that you are completely invested in this body, and then from there, (you should be in first person by then), shape the garden as you would shape energy. Create anything and everything, follow prompts, follow your instincts, change it when you're not happy, create anything that emanates saftey to you.
The next step would be to anchor it in this world; take an object with you to this dream world, and bring it back; focus upon a flowerpot somewhere or something and so it's an integral part of this world, so that when you come down, there's an anchor in this world to it, that you can see. From there, try to see things similar to this object, that emanate the same energy throughout the world; simply observe it, and realize that the world around you is that very garden that you'res seeking in your mind.
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