Japanese Serenity Garden Homeowners Shirin Etessam and Lisa Kristine have a backyard with a rotting fence and a tangle of weeds. Our Landscape Smart team turns those ugly weeds into a tranquil meditation garden in just two days. A circular firepit with blue Indonesian stones creates a cozy hangout. The old wood fence is covered with bamboo matting. Under the staircase, a redwood meditation platform hides the ugly concrete base and becomes the perfect place to view the new garden.