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The Japanese karesansui-style contemplative viewing garden at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston, MA combines Japanese, New England and MFA elements and traditions.

Japanese gardening can be a beautiful hobby and a natural art form. Find out how you can begin to enjoy the beauty of a Japanese Garden.

The Morikami Gardens in Del Ray Beach, FL are a living textbook They demonstrate periods of Japanese garden history and design from the 8th to the 20th century.

A relaxing garden atmosphere for reflection and meditation is easy to create using some of these ancient Japanese principles in your garden landscape design.

A Japanese-style garden may be appropriate for small spaces. Consider how water, rocks and gravel, and plants influence and contribute to a Japanese-inspired landscape.

The Japanese have developed their gardens into an art-form. Over time, westerners have borrowed these methods and expanded landscape possibilities.

What happens when an interior designer looks out the window? A whole house redo results in the creation of a Japanese inspiration garden.

It's planting day for the Japanese gardens and the temperature is soaring. Will the inspiration garden be inspiring?

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.

Landscape architecture and garden design would not be the same without Acer palmatum - the favorite tree of many serious plant collectors.

These plants are authentic choices for a Japanese garden and provide color, contrast of form and a meditative beauty to a reflection garden area.

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.

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.

Whether under an umbrella in the Portland Japanese Garden or finding interesting indoor activities at OMSI, guests to this NW city enjoy winter vacation.

A scenic four hour drive from Sydney through the Blue Mountains and historic Bathurst leads to Cowra, a Central NSW town brimming with experiences for the tourist.

A visit to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York City finds Takeo Shiota's hill-and-pond garden masterpiece and an impressive collection of bonsai, or miniature trees.

Planning a vacation to San Francisco should include a trip to the Palace of Fine Arts, the Golden Gate Bridge, a tour of Alcatraz, and the San Francisco Botanic Garden.

Winter is an especially good time to visit the white, snowy wonderland that is Kyoto, Japan, but this year the city is offering amazing discounts on food and lodging.

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.

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.

Japan on a budget would once have been a contradiction in terms, but no longer. In the last decade, other cities have taken over this slot and Japan is now affordable.

Some of these are standard staples of north Texas, but some are lesser known, all recommended by a lifetime resident.

Kamakura is only a short one hour train ride from Tokyo and worth the extra trip. It may not be as well known as Nara or Kyoto, but it has lots to lure visitors to Japan.

Cottonwood Falls Market is a fun place for tourists during a holiday in the West Kootenays, but it offers more than good food, fine craftsmanship & lively entertainment.

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!

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.

Designing the formal garden is not a trend of the past, but more often landscape designers are shifting to low maintenance garden plans.

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.

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.

Rain chains or Kusari Doi are an alternative to downspouts. These metal chains funnel water to a pond, barrel, or water garden below and act as garden water art.

Jardin Acuatico Risco Bello seems to do the impossible -- create a water garden in an almost vertical semi-tropical landscape.

London offers many lesser-known visitor attractions including Ghelsea Physic and Kensington Roof Gardens, the Kyoto Garden and Westminster Abbey College Garden.

Quebec's Montreal Botanical Garden hosts Butterflies Go Free, Great Gardening Weekend, First Nations Garden, summer garden tours, and Magic of Lanterns

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.

Escape the daily grind in Portland, Oregon. Mapping out routes and pre-planning restaurants and activities ensures a great Portland day visit.

Japan offers excellent Winter Snow Sports, slopes for skiing, enthusiastic apres-snow life, wonderful scenery, and to get you there - the fabulous bullet train.

Tales of settlers, pioneers, law-makers and law-breakers told in the shadow of the High Level Bridge give a rich history to Lethbridge, minutes from the Montana US border

The Chicago Botanic Garden offers an escape from the stresses of the city, with 26 different formal gardens and natural environments located north of the City of Chicago.

Take a tour of the historic greenhouses at Oshawa's Parkwood Estate, home to General Motors Founder Robert Samuel McLaughlin.

An Ohio public garden at Ashland High School is open to the community. Oriental gardens are blended with attracting wildlife and a memorial garden dedicated to students.

Visitors may see this authentic Japanese landscaped garden and indulge in tea ceremonies at Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, CA, on short road trips south of San Francisco.

The fourteen interconnected botanical gardens of The Huntington provide outside time, culture, and some education about the plant world. Spend time here and relax.

Colorful flowers, shrubs, water ways and vegetables adorn the Demonstration Garden which covers three acres of Grange Park's 26 acres in south Kennewick, Washington.

Landscape fabric (geotextiles) for weed and erosion control may make landscape maintenance easier. Using landscape fabric properly with projects is vital for success.

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's flair for Japanese culture makes it the ideal place for New York City 's annual cherry-blossom festival, this year with J-pop stars and tea.

From March to May the city of Tokyo is brilliantly decorated by incomparable natural beauty. It is during this time that the sakura, or cherry blossoms, bloom.

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.

An English feel pervades Victoria, British Columbia's charming capital, where gardens bloom year round and high tea remains a popular tradition.

The bonsai plant is a beautiful sight to behold. These miniature plants and trees require some care and reward by providing an indoor garden in winter and year-round joy.

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.