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How I Do It: Using Japanese Principles to Create More Meaningful Landscapes

July 17, 2026
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After 30 years of designing landscapes, Tom Lupfer was getting bored. “There are only so many ways to arrange plants, patios, and retaining walls before everything starts feeling familiar,” says Lupfer, president of Lupfer Landscaping, based in Lyons, Illinois. “I wanted a deeper meaning behind what I was doing.” While reading Matsuo Bashō’s poetry, Lupfer realized the […]