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 ...

While the traditional grass lawn may never go out of style, it is unlikely to ever be sustainable. Switch to a gravel garden ...

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 ...

The garden's layout invites you to take a stroll slowly and appreciate everything. The Adachi Museum of Art marries ...

The Japanese term for a Zen garden that uses large rocks and gravel is known as "karesunsul," which means "dry landscape." The rocks symbolize islands and mountains, and the raking of the gravel ...