Bamboo trees stand tall in this Japanese garden. Photo by Kevin Legnon. Noted for its minimalist style, natural landscape and tranquil nature, the Japanese garden is as much art as it is science. To ...

Yes, I know we live in a semi-arid desert climate, have incredibly alkaline soil that maples tend to abhor, and there’s precious little Japanese culture to be had here. Should that stop us from ...

One of the extraordinary things about Japanese garden design is how immediately identifiable it is to the western eye, yet how thoroughly it defies description. Even when earnest instructors try very ...

Often drawing from ancient philosophies of Buddhism and Taoism, a Japanese garden emphasizes harmony, restraint, and a carefully curated sensory experience. While these green spaces have long captured ...

Rather than striving to keep paving pristine and garden borders immaculate, this concept is all about welcoming the formation ...

Rod McKenna-Johnson's job is to help people get lost — in their own backyards. As the founder and owner of Fantasy Gardens and Arizona Zenscapes, he crafts detailed, complex landscapes designed to be ...

Whether you’re looking to create a rock garden, incorporate a few elements of Japanese design to your existing landscape or just want to add a bonsai to your home, there are plenty of gardens in San ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — International Japanese garden designer Shiro Nakane was 35 minutes into a search that would take him back about 300 million years. He was walking the broad moonscape of a huge ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – As the Japanese Gardens approach 100 years old, the City of Sioux Falls is making plans to keep the gardens thriving for years to come. Horticulturist Ben Chu has been ...