Hannah Wallace If you need an escape from urban landscapes, seek out Zen-like tranquility at the Japanese Garden within Washington Park. The 12-acre Portland Japanese Garden is made up of eight ...

With its pretty colors and low-maintenance personality, ornamental cabbage is a great addition to your fall garden. Here is ...

Winter doesn't have to be dark and dreary. You can still add cheery pops of color on your patio with winter-hardy plants.

For a unique outdoor escape just a 40 minute drive from Seattle, head to this stunning and underrated reserve with botanic ...

A key symbol of these natural fluctuations and seasonal shifts is the Japanese garden – specifically the Chisen Teien, or Japanese pond garden – which serves as the central inspiration behind two new ...

Gardeners are being encouraged to get planting now while the soil is still warm to bring some winter colour to their garden ...

It gives you more time, spares resources and gives you the space to garden. If that sounds appealing, there are plenty of indoor pod gardens that are low-maintenance and apartment-friendly.

Ms. Yamazaki is a documentary filmmaker. What makes Japanese people distinctively Japanese? For me, the key lies in what we are taught during our elementary school years. Children as young as 6 ...

So much of what we see, smell, feel, and hear is a result of the natural world we live in. The sound of birds chirping in the morning, the beautiful sights as the sun rises and sets each day, the ...

Last orders in the café 4.30pm. The bookshop is run by volunteers and there may be days where we don't have cover. If you particularly want to visit the bookshop, please call in advance to check it's ...

Like many on New Year’s morning 2015, Jo Harper, a nurse who was living in Devon in the South of England, sat up in his bed ...

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