Adel Kanaan says he's been building his Japanese garden bit by bit over the last 28 years at his Southport home.

If you have a small, sheltered space inappropriate for living plants, consider a rock garden, called karesansui in Japanese. Although it's more abstract, it still provides an opportunity for retreat ...

"Instead of replicating, we prefer to borrow principles and ideas used in traditional Japanese gardens and apply these to our small space and courtyard designs. Ultimately, it's about creating a ...