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For those of us who can’t travel to see them in Japan, we have some beautiful ones right here in Southern California.
The Japanese Garden at the Cleveland Botanical Garden is celebrating 50 years with the "Between Water and Stone" exhibit.
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.
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...