Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve ever been to a Japanese garden, you’ll remember the extraordinary sense of peace and tranquillity these gardens help ...

Creating a Zen garden is a wonderful way to cultivate a peaceful and serene space in your backyard. Japanese gardens are ...

Can a garden be an antidote to stress and anxiety? Family therapist Stephen Duclos of Hull thinks so. He and his wife, Christine, appreciate their modern Asian-inspired garden as a personal, peaceful ...

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 ...

Who doesn’t love the serenity and beauty of a Japanese garden? The essence of these spaces has been refined in Japan for more than a thousand years, from Indigenous sacred rock gardens to the unique ...

The plant filled space surrounding a Japanese teahouse, acts as a buffer zone. Filtering out everyday reality and readying the visitor for the peace, purity and harmony found within the tearoom, it ...

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 ...

Louisville is about to get a bit more zen when a former garbage dump is transformed into a peaceful and picturesque authentic Japanese garden. The Waterfront Botanical Gardens, 1435 Frankfort Ave., ...

Away from the traffic of the surrounding area and the bustle of a busy campus, there is a serene spot at Cal State Long Beach where koi swim, birds flit from tree to tree and visitors can find a bit ...

The first clue that this isn’t a traditional California landscape is the branch of the Japanese maple peeking out behind the front gate. The drain channels filled with smooth pebbles and elegant “rain ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Make a reservation a few days in advance for the Zen-like Umami Café, which offers Japanese teas and traditional confections like mochi and baked manju. You can't make ...