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Intimate New England Zen Garden

From: Seoane Landscape Design

These Massachusetts homeowners can go forest-bathing whenever they like, thanks to the unfussy gravel paths that wind through serene trees, past a babbling waterfall and tranquil pond (complete with Buddha) and around stately boulders in their naturalistic, foliage-filled yard. Low-lying evergreens create carpets of texture that rise up into sculptural mounds and, far above, sun-dappled boughs.

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Photo: Rosemary Fletcher Photography. From: Seoane Landscape Design .

Garden With Gray Gravel Path

The route up to the house wanders this way and that, broken up by big boulders and garden beds. Tall trees also give the homeowners more privacy.

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Photo: Rosemary Fletcher Photography. From: Seoane Landscape Design .

Evergreen Tree and Gravel

Evergreens—in tree and bush form—make striking partners with this garden's gravel groundcover.

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Photo: Rosemary Fletcher Photography. From: Seoane Landscape Design .

Zen Garden With White Gravel Path

Large flat stones mix with white gravel to create the paths through this entrancing Zen garden.

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Photo: Rosemary Fletcher Photography. From: Seoane Landscape Design .

Woodland Garden With Big Boulders

Sunbeams break through the branches of the garden's tall trees, warming the low-scale plants and boulders underneath.