5. Entsu-ji (Kyoto) Japanese gardens traditionally had ponds to represent the sea, and hillocks to represent mountains. Entsu-ji's 17th-century garden dispenses altogether with hillocks.

Six years after Maddox began the project, the Japanese Gardens were finally finished, and the work was amazing. In 1934, Maddox’s brainchild was awarded Better Homes and Gardens Magazine ’s ...

Every Japanese garden needs bamboo and Paula has made a rectangular raised flower garden with these poles around it. Strawberry plants are there among the flowers. She likes to plant hollyhocks and ...

Life is good in a Japanese garden. “I could spend a whole day here,” Boteach, 66, says of the seductive landscape fronting his suburban Reisterstown home. “It nourishes your soul.

Life is good in a Japanese garden. "I could spend a whole day here," Boteach, 66, says of the seductive landscape fronting his suburban Reisterstown home. "It nourishes your soul.

Martin Fitton, 54, fell in love with Japanese gardens after visiting one on vacation in Dorset in the south of England back in 2009 and immediately set about creating his own at home.

Botanical gardens provide a peaceful retreat into the lap of nature, displaying various species of plants from all over the world ...

When Tomiko Takeuchi walked by Gresham’s Japanese Garden, nestled in Main City Park, 12 years ago with her gardener, Jim Card, he was the first to say it was “a mess.” He was also the first ...

In the third year of developing our Japanese garden, I began planning my trees. Naturally, I turned my attention to Japanese maples. The history of these trees is amazing. Twenty-three species of ...

OPEN LATE NEXT YEAR. THE WATERFRONT BOTANICAL GARDENS ARE HELPING BEAUTIFY DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE WITH A $22 MILLION JAPANESE GARDEN. AS ADDIE MINORS TELLS US, THE PROJECT WILL BE LIKE TAKING A WALK ...