Soothing sounds, warmth in textures, dulcet silhouettes of foliage, and a surrounding tranquility that can mould a simple urban garden into an oasis that feels personal and beautiful. That's what ...

In an age of ever-increasing noise and activity, the chance to catch a moment of silent serenity and contemplation feels like a breath of fresh air, at once re-centering and refreshing. Creating such ...

Amanda Weidner, the horticulture specialist with the CSU Pueblo County Extension Office, provides a guide on how to create a ...

If you’ve ever been to a Japanese garden, you’ll remember the extraordinary sense of peace and tranquillity these gardens help inspire. Japanese gardens also look very different from Western ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Debbie Wolfe is an author and content creator. In addition to being a contributing writer at Forbes, she writes for other leading online home improvement, DIY, and garden media outlets and online ...

Bamboo trees stand tall in this Japanese garden. Photo by Kevin Legnon. Noted for its minimalist style, natural landscape and tranquil nature, the Japanese garden is as much art as it is science. To ...

Japanese gardens are popular for their orderly, meditative layouts and subdued palettes. Add this native Japanese flowering ...

Tsukubais, like this one in the garden in front of the Prairie Village home of Fran Lemery, an honorary consul general of Japan, are for washing and purification before entering Japanese homes. PHOTOS ...

Ray Entenmann in his classic Frank Welch-designed condo. His furnishings include original mid-century pieces, and his book and art collection spans 50 years. Tending Japanese gardens keeps Ray ...

Sadafumi Uchiyama didn't talk much as he strolled Friday through the site of the Northern Botanic Garden Society's future Japanese garden in north Fargo. After all, the concept of a Japanese garden is ...

Takeo Uesugi, a landscape architect who melded the principles of traditional Japanese gardens to the modernism of postwar California, where he carried on his ancestral legacy as a 14th-generation ...