Japanese-style gardens first caught the public imagination in the U.S. at an 1893 world exposition in Chicago, became a sought-after feature in Gilded Age estates and were later adapted to open-plan ...

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 ...

Often drawing from ancient philosophies of Buddhism and Taoism, a Japanese garden emphasizes harmony, restraint, and a carefully curated sensory experience. While these green spaces have long captured ...

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 ...

Yes, I know we live in a semi-arid desert climate, have incredibly alkaline soil that maples tend to abhor, and there’s precious little Japanese culture to be had here. Should that stop us from ...

Your local gardens serve as more than a mere showcase of beauty—it can be a sanctuary that offers a deeper connection to the natural world. More than just spaces of aesthetic beauty, public parks such ...