Now, after several years working as a professional gardener, I have planted all sorts of grasses, but I remain a little in ...

While the traditional elements of Japanese gardens—stone, water, gravel, pruned pines, and asymmetry—are rooted in ...

Beginning Saturday, Oct. 1, visitors can enjoy “Garden of Resonance: The Art of Jun Kaneko.” It’s the Portland Japanese Garden’s final exhibition of the year and it runs through Feb. 20, 2023.

If you say 'Japanese garden', what comes to mind for many people is an area filled with fine, raked gravel. It's the most iconic—and photogenic—feature of these gardens.

Adding Japanese garden elements to your home garden is easy. “It depends on what style one is going for,” said Kato, “But one way to do so is to incorporate the three primary elements of ...

In 1963, the Portland Japanese Garden went from being a wish to an official project and Tono of Japan started the foundational layout of the now 12-acre site encompassing eight distinct gardens.