Serene Gardens: Creating Japanese Design and Detail in the Western Garden

Kawaguchi, Yoko [designer, Grahame Dudley; editor, Sandra Raphael, Christine Rasta, Anke Lieberberg, Caroline Hansell, Yvonne McFarlane; photos, David Askham, Mark Bolton, Philippe Bonduel, Brian Carter, Christi Carter, Eric Crichton, John Glover, Sunniva harte, Neil Holmes, John Neuhauer, Joanne Pavia, Howard Rice, Gary Rogers, Ron Sutherland, Juliette Wade, JS Sira, Rachel White, Jerry Harper, Jeff Mendoza, Terry Welch, Anne Hyde, Marc Peter Keane, Andrew Lawson, Marianne Majerus, Peter Chan, Brenda Scoor, Kazuo Mitsuhashi, Clive Nichols, Richard Coweard, K. Ninomiya, Robert Ketchell, Eileen Tunnell, Katsutoshi Okada, David Scott, Tony Stone, David Ball, Patrick Taylor, ELizabSHodo Maeda, Toshifumi Saimon

ISBN 10: 1845379160 / ISBN 13: 9781845379162

Published by London, Cape Town, Sydney, Auckland : New Holland Publishers Ltd, 2000, 2010, 2010

About this Item

144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm ; ISBN 9781845379162, 1845379160 ; OCLC 172984655 ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; Contents: Traditional Japanese gardens -- The elements of a Japanese garden -- Plant directory -- Resources ; Originally published: 2000 ; An introduction to the traditions of Japanese Zen gardens, using natural materials. Emphasizing the value of shape in trees and shrubs with the subtlety of colour through the varied greens of foliage and moss, it explains how western plants and materials can be used to achieve the natural, minimalist look so beloved by Japanese garden designers. ; YOKO KAWAGUCHI was born in Tokyo and educated in the United States, Canada and Japan. She has lived in the UK for the last twenty years. The author of Serene Gardens: Creating Japanese Design and Detail in the Western Garden, she lectures on Japanese garden history, and has appeared on BBC Radio Four's Woman's Hour and the BBC World Service. ; FINE.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Serene Gardens: Creating Japanese Design and Detail in the Western Garden
• Publisher: London, Cape Town, Sydney, Auckland : New Holland Publishers Ltd, 2000, 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845379160
• ISBN 13: 9781845379162
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Create a Japanese Zen garden aesthetic in your own backyard!

Now in paperback, this beautifully illustrated book provides an inspirational and practical introduction to the traditions of Japanese Zen gardens, using natural materials such as wood, bamboo, rocks, and pebbles.

Emphasizing the value of shape in trees and shrubs with the subtlety of color through the varied greens of foliage and moss, Serene Gardens explains how western plants and materials can be used to achieve the natural, minimalist look so beloved by Japanese garden designers.

Inside these pages, there are instructions and tips for selecting plants and materials which are readily available, as well as plant lists and climate zone maps to aid western gardeners.

As the wealth of stunning color photographs from around the world demonstrates, Japanese garden design is concerned with a reverence for nature and the overall effect is of tranquility.

Create much-needed peace and serenity in your outdoor space, with Serene Gardens.

About the Author

Yoko Kawaguchi is bilingual in English and Japanese, having been brought up in the USA, Canada, and Japan. A keen gardener, she has lived in Britain for the past decade and contributes regular articles to horticultural magazines including The Garden, the journal of the Royal Horticultural Society. This is her first book. Her current home is in Cardiff, Wales.