Rock and bonsai garden relieves Houma man's stress

If you walk over the Twin Spans heading toward east Houma and peer through the chain-link fence right at the end of the bridge, you'll notice an unusual patch of rocks and plants.

No pots, just plants floating in air

From afar, they look like hairy grapefruits floating in midair. Up close, they're your introduction to kokedama. It means "moss ball" in Japanese, and it involves embedding plants in mud balls, covering them in moss, and suspending them from the ceiling for display. Despite the heavy sound of it, it's a lighthearted amalgam of many things - bonsai, the Japanese art of growing small trees in ...

Regional, but marginal no more

Joanna Cuenco

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Rock garden relieves Houma mans stress

If you’re walking over the Twin Spans heading toward east Houma and peer through the chain-link fence right at the end of the bridge, you’ll notice an unusual patch of rocks and plants.