Homes and Gardens on MSN

This Japanese garden tradition transforms yards into places of ritual

The plant filled space surrounding a Japanese teahouse, acts as a buffer zone. Filtering out everyday reality and readying ...
Seattle Times

Makoto Imai masters Japanese traditional woodworking and construction in Washington and around the world

STROLLING HIS REMOTE, 5-acre Seabeck property, where it smells like fresh-cut Christmas every single day, Makoto Imai imparts his craft, and the practiced, intensive process behind it, one structure ...
Oregonian

Should Ashland cut down 2 old trees for a Japanese garden? (photos)

Ashland has a tree controversy and the fate of two Douglas firs, planted by Boy Scouts a century ago, has halted a $1.3 million donation to create an authentic Japanese garden in the 100-acre downtown ...