The other day, I was talking with someone who loves to travel, and after we shared stories about our trips abroad, they said, ...

How do you make space in a garden that doesn't have much to offer? The Japanese people, living on a small, densely populated island, have mastered this art over the centuries using a variety of ...

There is a lot to learn from the long, venerable tradition of gardening in Japan, a point made in last week’s Real Dirt, which focused on the history and meaning of Japanese gardens. Indeed, in Kyoto ...

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Just a few blocks from the neon billboards and crowded crossings of Shinjuku, Shinjuku Gyoen (meaning “Shinjuku Imperial Garden” in Japanese) opens like a deep breath in the middle of Tokio. Step ...

The sky was cloudy and a faint drizzle was falling on the water lilies at the entrance on the day I visited Yokosuka Iris Garden to experience the Iris Festival. The event, now underway through late ...