Insight into the enigmatic nature of the Japanese garden is revealed beneath a dark green fabric covered book written by garden designer Sophie Walker and published by Phaidon. ‘The Japanese 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 ...