Traditionally, a Japanese garden has a gate. Boundaries, in general, are very important in a Japanese garden, to symbolize ...

Water elements are a common feature in Japanese gardens. Photo by Kevin Legnon. The Zen garden, also known as a rock garden, is usually relatively small and consists of carefully arranged rocks of ...

Zen rock gardens, or karesansui (translated ... "While there are other similar gardens of great beauty," says James Ulak, curator of Japanese art at Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler galleries ...

Choose Your Location The first step to creating your Zen garden starts with deciding on where to build it. The best location ...

An award-winning landscape designer created this brand-new tiny house as part of a heavenly Japanese garden with a sauna and ...

Whether you’re looking to create a rock garden, incorporate a few elements of Japanese design to your ... Notable features include a bamboo garden, a Zen garden, tea houses, and the Cultural ...