Third, to create an authentic Japanese meditation garden based on traditional design principles ... and create a bit of audio ...

Together with greenery, rocks and water make up the Japanese garden design trifecta. “Now, not all Japanese gardens have them, but those are the three most common elements that you’re going to ...

Enter John Clabaugh, gardener, artist and former art professor who has created six Japanese gardens and had a concept for Speicher's backyard ... be reused in the new design.

A gazebo adds to your backyard design by having a designated spot ... For an extra zing, paint the bridge red, to evoke the Japanese tea garden. The overpass can also work as part of a rainscape ...

I am lying on a bed of chamomile, deeply inhaling its gentle fragrance as I listen to a waterfall flowing behind me. I don't want to leave here but am too energized to stay, so I rise and follow a ...

Compared to western gardens, the color palette in Japanese gardens is restrained, with an emphasis on foliage rather than flowers – a celebration of green in all its varying shades. Trees and ...

Tiffany Lei, gardener and outdoor planner with Garden Guidepost, suggests that if you’re working to create a soothing backyard environment, Japanese garden aesthetics are something to consider.

An Englishman has spent 13 years transforming his barren backyard at his terraced city home into an incredible Japanese garden. Martin Fitton, 54, fell in love with Japanese gardens after visiting ...

A father-of-two has spent £10,000 transforming his drab backyard at his terraced home into an incredible Japanese garden complete with monk's Zen space, Koi carp pond, cherry blossoms and waterfall.