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Designing a Japanese Zen Garden
A relaxing garden atmosphere for reflection and meditation is easy to create using some of these ancient Japanese principles in your garden landscape design.
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Native Plants
Traditional Japanese gardens have a lot to teach us about designing with native plants.
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How to Design a Japanese Garden
The Japanese have developed their gardens into an art-form. Over time, westerners have borrowed these methods and expanded landscape possibilities.
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Katsura Rikyu
Take an online tour of the Katsura Imperial Villa, near Kyoto, Japan.
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Creating a Japanese Garden
What happens when an interior designer looks out the window? A whole house redo results in the creation of a Japanese inspiration garden.
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Going Japanese: A Garden Design Dilemma
How do we house three bonsai in an English cottage-style garden?
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Installing a Japanese Garden
It's planting day for the Japanese gardens and the temperature is soaring. Will the inspiration garden be inspiring?
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Japanese Garden Evergreen Plants
These lovely evergreen conifers make great additions to a Japanese reflection garden because of the interesting form and year round color they provide the landscape.
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Japanese Garden Trees - the Maple
Landscape architecture and garden design would not be the same without Acer palmatum - the favorite tree of many serious plant collectors.
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Japanese Zen Garden Plants
These plants are authentic choices for a Japanese garden and provide color, contrast of form and a meditative beauty to a reflection garden area.
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Plants for a Japanese Garden
The homeowner said yes to a Japanese inspiration garden. Now it's time for the interior designer and landscape designer to visit the nursery and finish their plan.
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Portland’s Washington Park
Ride the train at the Oregon Zoo, hear a concert in the Rose Garden, stroll the Japanese Garden or visit the World Forestry Center at Washington Park in Portland, Oregon.
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The Roots of Japanese Gardens
The influence of Chinese gardens on early Japanese gardens, and some basic differences between traditional Japanese and Chinese gardens.
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Gardening As a Sacred Act
People garden for different reasons. Some just enjoy being outdoors, while others want a serene place that can fulfill our spiritual needs.
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Gardening American Style?
We have clear pictures of what English style gardens are, and French and Japanese. Ever wonder what they think when you say "American style garden"?
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My Garden
Tour our Garden Design editor's garden.
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Public Gardens in Portland, Oregon
Rose Gardens, a Classical Chinese Garden, an authentic Japanese Garden and a Rhododendron Garden draw locals and tourists alike for picnics, weddings or a quiet stroll.
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Gardens for Contemplation
Find a nook in your garden where you can free your mind to contemplate great ideas - or just find some peace and tranquillity.
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Ideas for Visiting Portland Oregon
The city of Portland, Oregon is fun place to visit with funky & cool coffee houses, restaurants, cafes, museums, gardens, shopping, culture, nature, beauty, music, etc.
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Plant Me! I'm Irish!
Everyone on St. Patrick's Day wants to be Irish! Irish gardens evoke great memories of an ancient culture filled with leprechauns, fierce Fenians, and believable fairy tales. But what if your family is from the Mediterranean, Mexico, Japan, Africa or India? What kind of international gardening can you bring to your Florida landscape?
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The Five Best Things to Do in DFW
Some of these are standard staples of north Texas, but some are lesser known, all recommended by a lifetime resident.
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Descanso Gardens Visitor Guide
Tourists and local visitors alike will thrill to the flowers, plantings and natural areas at Descanso Gardens. Don't miss the blooming camellias, rosarium and lilacs!
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How to Design a Front Yard
By re-doing the front yard with a new walkway, flagstone path and creative garden design, you'll create a landscape that will get rave reviews from the neighbors.
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How to Landscape with Boulders
Designing the formal garden is not a trend of the past, but more often landscape designers are shifting to low maintenance garden plans.
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Kohan Reflection Gardens in New Denver, BC
The Kohan Japanese Internment Memorial Reflection Gardens in Canada's West Kootenay region are designed to make travelers aware of tragic WWII event in Canadian history.
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Risco Bello Aquatic Gardens
Jardin Acuatico Risco Bello seems to do the impossible -- create a water garden in an almost vertical semi-tropical landscape.
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The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Themed botanical gardens, manor home, rare books and manuscripts in the library, what's not to like at the Huntington
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The Well Trained Herb
Casual Fridays are becoming a thing of the past. Apparently, some employees were showing up for work in flop flops and the like. Plants can hardly be accused of fashion crimes, but nonetheless, formally trained plants are becoming increasingly popular. A number of herbs and other plants are available as topiaries and standards.
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Visiting Fredericksburg, Texas
A look at the attractions and character of an interesting old German town in the Texas Hill Country about 78 miles west of Austin and 70 miles north of San Antonio.
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Visitor Guide to Downtown Portland, Oregon
Escape the daily grind in Portland, Oregon. Mapping out routes and pre-planning restaurants and activities ensures a great Portland day visit.
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Winter in Japan, Snow and Ski
Japan offers excellent Winter Snow Sports, slopes for skiing, enthusiastic apres-snow life, wonderful scenery, and to get you there - the fabulous bullet train.
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Parkwood Estate Greenhouse
Take a tour of the historic greenhouses at Oshawa's Parkwood Estate, home to General Motors Founder Robert Samuel McLaughlin.
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Contrast - Part 2
Lack of contrast is a very common flaw in informal gardens.
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Gardens of Moorish Spain
While much of Europe was still in the dark ages, Moorish rulers in Spain were creating gardens of breathtaking sophistication.
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Gardens of the World
A review of the video <i>Gardens of the World</i>
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Living Poems
Gardens can be designed to be living poems.
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Martha's Vineyard in the Fall
Try Martha's Vineyard for perfect autumn travel: long walks on empty beaches, biking along country lanes, bird watching on protected reservations and all without crowds.
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Landscape Fabric for Projects
Landscape fabric (geotextiles) for weed and erosion control may make landscape maintenance easier. Using landscape fabric properly with projects is vital for success.
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Shop, Dine, Drink in Tokyo
If you're looking for a stylish place to shop, try traditional Japanese or international restaurants, or have a few drinks, Tokyo's Roppongi district has it all.
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The Viselaya Foundation
From September 10th 2005 through October 7th 2005 the Viselaya foundation will be hosting a juried exhibition of figurative sculpture in a beautiful landscape garden near Boston, Massachusetts.
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Winter Garden Projects, Part Three: Tour of Net Projects
If it's cold outside, what could be easier to help plan next year's garden than to surf the 'net in the comfort and warmth of home?
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Canadian Spa Industry Conference
Don't miss the 2008 Leading Spas of Canada Conference and Expo April 6-8. Register by February 28 for Early-Bird Rates and a guaranteed spot at the show.
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Christmas at Butchart Gardens, BC
Located in on Vancouver Island Canada, Butchart Gardens hosts its annual Magic of Christmas celebration with light displays, skating and live entertainment.
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Christmas at Shore Acres
This will be the thirteenth Christmas that the garden at Shore Acres Park is decorated with over 200,000 lights.
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Deer Resistant Plants
Are deer eating your plants and making gardening a nightmare? The following tips to keep deer out of the landscape may be helpful.
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