When Paul Jackson’s son graduated from high school, he received an unconventional but welcome gift: six yards of pea gravel. “He wanted a Zen rock garden,” Jackson said. “He pointed out the place in ...

Calming, simple, serene, Japanese Zen gardens are the complete opposite of busy, loud urban life. Beautifully lush green planting, interrupted by soft rounded stones and swathes of gravel raked into ...

Horticulturist Dr. Chris Cooper and guests discuss gardening in the Mid-South. This week on The Family Plot: Chris Cooper is joined by Extension Director Walter Battle who talks about some of his ...

Landscape designer Matthew Klyn removed four dead or decaying oaks, opening the site to much-needed sunshine. He then added more terracing to help define spaces. The tranquil trickle of water can be ...

Duluth hasn't quite figured out the way of a zen garden yet. "What's this all about?" a pre-teenaged boy said breathlessly as he and a group bolted up an Enger Park path to the Peace Bell on Friday, ...