If you are keen to emulate some Japanese garden ideas in your own backyard, the easiest place to start is with some new tree plantings. Of course your hardiness zone will have a b ...

Typically, every Japanese garden has stones, plants, and water,' says Hugo Torii, landscape designer, Portland Japanese Garden. 'These are common elements found in Japanese gardens, but I would ...

The 12-acre Portland Japanese Garden is made up of eight separate gardens ... All of the gardens feature essential elements like stone, water and plants that come from influences of the Shinto ...

The project will cost at least $34 million and double the 25-year-old city-owned cultural site’s footprint in Old Town.