Sideyards are among the most neglected spaces in the modern residential landscape. Because the bedrooms usually open onto the sideyard with windows or sliders, they don't get the big design ideas used ...

Simplistic, stylish, tranquil, and low maintenance - if you know how to create an indoor zen garden then you're on the path to plant-filled enlightenment. This Japanese-inspired take on indoor gardens ...

Ever since the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens reopened in June 2020 after the pandemic forced it to close for a few months, the garden’s curator Heather Grzybek said the number of visitors it ...

After 30 years in the ocean-facing ranch house they purchased with the property, David Saltman’s parents, Barbara and Paul, were finally ready to upgrade to something more modern. Enter architect ...

The purpose of a Zen garden, those stylized landscapes created by painstakingly placing rocks and raking gravel into perfect patterns, is the doing of the thing. Making sure every line is perfectly ...

Creating a Zen garden is a wonderful way to cultivate a peaceful and serene space in your backyard. Japanese gardens are renowned for their tranquility, elegance, and harmony with nature.

This Sun Valley, Idaho residence, designed by renowned architect Arne Bystrom, is a triumph of innovative design and craftsmanship, blending high-tech engineering with traditional wood techniques in a ...

There’s a mystery at the heart of Ryoan-ji in Kyoto. No matter how long you stare at this famous Zen garden, you won’t see all 15 of its rocks from any single vantage point. The only way to see them ...