Sideyards are among the most neglected spaces in the modern residential landscape. Because the bedrooms usually open onto the sideyard with windows or sliders, they don't get the big design ideas used ...

Shunmyo Masuno creates gardens that blend Zen philosophy with contemporary design. Here are his favourite green spaces in ...

A beautifully raked Zen garden enclosed by tall hedging plants - Wynn Wygal/Shutterstock Zen gardens were first created by Buddhist monks way back in the sixth century as a quiet space for meditation ...

Creating a garden in an overgrown acreage can be an awesome task. Creating gardens and a Zen Forest would be even more daunting. But George Klasson and Jane Bourgeois knew they could make a tranquil ...

There’s a mystery at the heart of Ryoan-ji in Kyoto. No matter how long you stare at this famous Zen garden, you won’t see all 15 of its rocks from any single vantage point. The only way to see them ...

After 30 years in the ocean-facing ranch house they purchased with the property, David Saltman’s parents, Barbara and Paul, were finally ready to upgrade to something more modern. Enter architect ...

Want Winchester news delivered to your inbox? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. Imagine having a space where all the pressures and anxieties that coincide with modern life could melt away into ...

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

WHEN CATHERINE AND Stephan Roche bought their home in Madison Park in 1994, it wasn’t for the garden, which Catherine describes as, “all pink and white and overgrown.” The white picket fence and ...

The Japanese garden is not merely a garden – it is a spiritual landscape, layered with cultural and religious references. Rooted in philosophies such as Shinto, Buddhism and Daoism, these gardens have ...

This week on FYI Philly, we are finding our Zen in gardens and parks galore. Some old, some new and one where you can get above it all. Plus we visit a rooftop garden that might just be training the ...