Large boulders delivered from Japan were placed throughout, with several gathered up on a small hill against the wall ... "Japanese-inspired" ground cover were used for the plantings. The garden ...

While building the 18.5-ft-tall castle wall at the Portland Japanese Garden’s Cultural Expansion Crossing, the project’s 15th-generation Japanese stonemason followed one simple rule ...

Desert-adapted plants that serve as good Japanese substitutes include hopbush, Afghan pine and aleppo pine. Succulent sedum simulates ground-covering moss. A courtyard garden needs little space ...