Find Your Moment (or Hours) of Zen at a Japanese Garden
Visiting a Japanese garden can bring peace and—especially in the winter months—quiet.
Alainna Wurfel edits newsletters and writes about lifestyle. Before joining Texas Monthly as the newsletter editor, Alainna was director of digital marketing at Schumacher, a design company based in New York City; the digital editor of T: The New York Times Style Magazine; and an associate editor at WSJ. Magazine, published by the Wall Street Journal. She enjoys gardening, road trips, handmade things, and good old-fashioned advice—and writing about them.
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