Back in Paris, the banker and philanthropist Albert Kahn, with inspiration drawn from two trips to Japan, first began work on his Japanese style garden in Boulogne-Billancourt in 1897. A Japanese ...

"Japanese Garden Notes" is a gorgeous photo book that ... with black string symbolizes (no entry), this is the book for you. Drawn from the author's two decades of experience as a garden designer ...

Plants have a greater role in Japanese gardens that they do in Chinese gardens, Erickson says, where rocks, water and structures are emphasized. In Chinese garden design, the visitor is drawn into ...

I found myself particularly drawn to the following aspects of landscaping, sensory garden design and underlying environmental ...

At Kyoto University’s forestry department, he pursued graduate studies and became a 14th-generation uekiya, or Japanese garden craftsman. But he was drawn to the clean, innovative aesthetics of ...

While I'm personally drawn to Hawaii for its rich Polynesian ... its replica temple, tea house and Japanese garden are striking. The Obon season, primarily July and August, brings all-night ...

With its compact size and dramatic appearance, it's easy to see why gardeners would be drawn ... gardens and spreading into nearby natural habitats. In some areas of the country, Japanese blood ...

Japanese gardens in Michigan offer Japanese design in a relaxing, natural setting. The state is home to four Japanese gardens across the Lower Peninsula. The mitten state features four Japanese ...