I like the perspective of this picture as well as the incorporation of greenery into the building.

'Arboreal fragments' (2004) - cast glass, found wood, lights 240cm ht Ione Thorkelsson Photo: Robert Barnett www.thorkelsson.com

Some day when our boardwalk in our wetlands gives out...this is what I want to replace it. "Anjo, Japan"

Contemporary patio layout for courtyard garden. Architectural plants give added interest to this sleek design. Great idea for deck planter boxes

As it turns out, you don't need sleight of hand or even mud to design gravity-defying cairns. You do need a bit of patience, though, and a <a href="http://www.gravityglue.com/?page_id=21">knack</a> for "knowing the rocks," according to Michael Grab, an land artist who has been balancing rocks since 2008. He builds his sculptures with rocks from the natural landscape, usually alongside water.

Moss garden, Giyo-ji temple. Kyoto, Japan. Photography by Damien Douxchamps

Green wall

"It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath." Shakespeare

Keukenhof Gardens in Keukenhof, Netherlands.

Japanese garden at Tofuku-ji temple, Kyoto