[Nick] is working on a prototype of a coffee table sand plotter that draws patterns in sand a lot like a zen rock garden. [Nick]’s zen rock garden uses a magnet to draw a ball bearing across ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

As with hardscaping elements, a rock garden lends a feeling of permanence that conveys age. Choose your style and use found or purchased rocks of various sizes. A Zen rock garden provides a ...

A new exhibit on bonsai at Sonoma Botanical Garden features an exquisite indoor forest in miniature, along with a Zen rock garden. The contemplative beauty of bonsai returns to Sonoma Botanical ...

The World Heritage site renowned for having one of the finest Zen rock gardens in Japan was built in 1450 by Hosokawa Katsumoto, a high-ranking official of the Muromachi Shogunate. The Hojo main ...

Oshima says one of Jobs' favorite destinations was Ryoanji, a 500-year-old Zen temple known for its rock garden. Oshima took Jobs there three times. "On our first visit, I told him about the ...