Russ Chard is a specialist on information publishing and has a particular interest in Japanese and Zen gardens.
He has been writing on the subject for many years and has written a manual called 'Japanese and Zen Gardens' and runs 3 very successful websites on the subject.
www.japzen.wordpress.com - the internets biggest Japanese garden blog and www.turnyourgardenjapanese.com which is a design and landscaping site.
He launched a complimentary newsletter for Japanese garden enthusiasts called the 'Japanese Garden Bulletin' which launched in early January 2013, interested parties can find out more by vsiiting http://www.turnyourgardenjapanese.com