Adding plants to your indoor zen garden brings in a touch of life and color. Choose low-maintenance plants like succulents or ferns that require little care but add to the serenity of the space. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A beautifully raked Zen garden enclosed by tall hedging plants - Wynn Wygal/Shutterstock Zen gardens were first created by ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - When Paul Jackson's son graduated from high school, he received an unconventional but welcome gift - six yards of pea gravel. "He wanted a Zen rock garden," Jackson said. "He pointed ...

It may seem curious that viewing a sparse landscape of rock and gravel can be an antidote to the day's chaos. But a Zen garden, a minimalist composition of carefully placed stones, is calming - if you ...

It may seem curious that viewing a sparse landscape of rock and gravel can be an antidote to the day's chaos. But a Zen garden, a minimalist composition of carefully placed stones, is calming — if you ...

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 ...

Whether you’re looking to create a rock garden, incorporate a few elements of Japanese design to your existing landscape or just want to add a bonsai to your home, there are plenty of gardens in San ...

Every pretty patch of nature has the ability to draw us away from our overly tech-connected worlds. Yet there's something about Japanese gardens that seem to take us on a journey, to transport us, ...

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 ...