Learn more about zen gardens and shop plants, gravel and more to create a Japanese rock garden. Experts explain how to approach cultivating a peaceful zen garden using gravel, plants and more.

While the entirety of the home is an architectural masterpiece, Jennifer Aniston's Japanese-inspired garden is arguably the most stunning ... it’s sealed to withstand the elements and is suitable for ...

Japanese rock gardens are all about embracing calm, balance and mindfulness. They often represent a place of retreat to reset after a day in our busy modern lives. Raked gravel is used instead of ...

Masuno's interest in rock gardens began when, as a boy, his parents took him to the garden at Kyoto's Ryoanji Temple. "It was a kind of culture shock," he wrote, "as if my head had been split open ...

To simulate a genuine Japanese garden, Deridder says, use gray or white gravel, sand and rock. Avoid colors such as orange or green. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star ...

Japanese gardens come in many forms that are each interpreted differently, ... the serpentine path down the quintessential English garden is a long one, passing rock grottoes, espaliered trees, ...

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND – Bob Braid’s days typically begin with these tools: leaf blower, squeegee and rake. With these implements, just about every day, he grooms the iconic rock and stone garden ...

Growing up with two generations of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II, I was excited to hear about President Carol Folt’s decision to dedicate a rock garden to the USC Nisei ...

Japanese Tea Garden San Antonio. At the heart of the eleven-acre Japanese Tea Garden, in Brackenridge Park, koi ponds fill the bottom of the former rock quarry that was developed into the garden ...

Japanese Tea Garden is ranked #18 out of 21 things to do in San Antonio. ... Developed in 1917, the garden is located in a former rock quarry, ...