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Japanese garden elements you can incorporate in your home

The ancient art of Japanese garden design offers a profound sense of tranquility and a deep connection to the natural world ...
Palo Alto Weekly

How to create your own Japanese-style garden

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 ...
Columbus Dispatch

After restoration, Japanese Garden reopens at Dawes Arboretum

Junie Wysong, 41, has visited the Japanese Garden at the Dawes Arboretum near Newark since she was a little girl. Now, she walks the garden's path not with her mother and two siblings but with her ...
Oregonian

Portland landscape designer creates Japanese garden 2,300 miles away (photos)

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A maple tree-laden landscape 2,300 miles away shares more than a sense of serenity with the Portland Japanese Garden. The new Richard & Helen DeVos Japanese Garden, which opened ...
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Horticultural experts reveal 5 defining features of a Japanese garden

Think of a Japanese garden and chances are you will envisage a gracefully arching bridge, winding stepping stones, moss ...