Japanese Gardens Tranquility, Simplicity, Harmony

Featuring beautiful photographs and insightful commentary this Japanese gardening book is a must-have for any gardening or zen enthusiast. At the heart of a Japanese garden is harmony with nature. More than simply a landscape of trees and flowering shrubs, a Japanese garden provides a place of serenity and rest, filled with peaceful spots that lend themselves to meditation and contemplation. Japanese Gardens celebrates and illustrates this ideal, showcasing the exquisite natural beauty of more than 20 quintessentially Japanese gardens--big and small, urban and rural, traditional and contemporary.The expert author-and-photographer team behind this book excels at capturing and explaining the essential elements and techniques that distinguish Japanese garden design from that of other countries. The featured sites reflect a cross-section of Japanese culture and history including large feudal period gardens, temple and Zen gardens and private countryside gardens. The mountain flower garden, tea garden, rock garden and bonsai garden alike are all celebrated and appreciated in this beautiful book.

ISBN:	9784805309421
Publisher:	Tuttle Publishing
Imprint:	Tuttle Publishing
Published date:	01 Dec 2008
DEWEY:	712.0952
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	192
Weight:	1236g
Height:	251mm
Width:	242mm
Spine width:	20mm

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