Perfectly square boxwoods and junipers forming spirals are too much hassle. For a laid-back garden design without too much ...

While Japan is famous for its beautiful Zen gardens, they are usually overshadowed by more popular destinations ...

Outdoor water features are an increasingly popular purchase by homeowners. Here's how two Philly-area couples chose theirs.

Chinese scholar's rocks (供石), also known as viewing stones, first emerged in the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907), and were commonly ...

Japanese Tea Garden' has won the coveted RHS Chelsea Garden of the Year, the top award at the Chelsea Flower Show. And it's a ...

Here, I’ve shared 19 balcony garden ideas that are practical, inspiring, and doable even if your balcony is more “tiny nook” than “outdoor haven” ...

A lot of people assume that learning how to design a minimalist garden means stripping your outdoor space of warmth or character, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Minimalist garden ideas ...

The style, characterized by carefully placed rocks and swaths of sand or gravel raked to invoke rippling ... often referred to in English as a Zen garden. In the nineteenth century, Saihoji ...

Gravel gardens are the perfect solution for gardeners who ... while acers provide a fiery pop of colour and cherry blossom to soften the look. The zen garden works well in moist shady spots where ...

Luckily, many of the best Zen garden ideas involve materials which are cheap to source – think gravel, cobbles and sand – and it's a minimalist concept, meaning you won’t have to worry about splurging ...

Garden Design suggests rocks, gravel, boulders, and sand that you can arrange intentionally. To complement your design, add accent pieces, like a bamboo water fountain, a Buddha sculpture, mood ...