SUGi hopes to protect Roosevelt Island from future storm surges and the Manhattan Healing Forest might just be the answer.

What: This golden Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica “Sekkan-sugi,” was introduced to American horticulture about 1970. It’s a visually dominant tree because of its intense color when ...

Great Plant Pick: Cryptomeria japonica “Sekkan-sugi” If you love golden foliage, the golden Japanese cedar is for you. When planted against a dark green backdrop, it shines like a beacon.

Contemporary small garden ideas are all the rage. While today's gardeners are working on a smaller scale than previous ...

AS A GARDEN DESIGNER, I'm a fan of dark fences. Their color provides an emphatic backdrop for plants, but doesn't compete for attention. Until recently, though, the only ways to achieve a fence in ...

Detectives launched a homicide investigation after a woman's body was found in a guest room at the Shou Sugi Ban House in Southampton.

TRAVEL Feeling good vibrations at Shou Sugi Ban House The N.Y. wellness resort is the brainchild of Amy Cherry-Abitbol, a former corporate attorney who attended Harvard Business School’s ‘New ...

Officials said there would be ongoing police presence at and around the wellness center as the investigation continues. Shou Sugi Ban House describes itself as "a private sanctuary and gated ...

Shou Sugi Ban (which translates as “the burning of Japanese cypress”) is a traditional Japanese technique of charring wood to make it more rot and insect resistant.

The Japanese-inspired Sho Sugi Ban House retreat in Long Island's East End now has an adjacent Inn and short-term rental residences.

In this video, I demonstrate how to build a DIY kitchen island on wheels featuring a stained shou sugi ban tabletop. The ...