This book offers practical ways to create five
classic styles: Stroll Garden, Tea Garden, Courtyard
Garden, Dry Garden and Pond Garden. The essential
elements are explored in detail, with history and
descriptions, all shown in more than 420 lavish plans,
photographs and illustrations. It is an inspiring and
accessible guide to designing and creating a Japanese
garden, written by a leading authority on the subject.
The five classic Japanese garden styles are described -
tea gardens, stroll gardens, dry gardens, pond gardens
and courtyard gardens. The key elements of rocks,
gravel, plants and water, and their symbolic meanings
and essential placing are translated for the modern
gardener. It includes a history of Japanese gardens, the
philosophy of the early designers, the influence of
religion and spirituality, and the inspiration provided
by early Chinese gardens. With 420 beautiful colour
photographs and illustrations, this is a visual feast
for the imagination as well as a practical introduction.
This beautiful book provides a fascinating introduction
to Japanese garden styles and explains their long
history and development.Such gardens have a highly
stylized and tightly controlled appearance. They are
increasingly popular in the West, with their spiritual
space, calm planting schemes, careful placement of
rocks, raked gravel, considered pathways and elements of
water. The five classic garden styles are discussed in
detail and a plan is provided for each one. More
practical considerations follow, guiding the reader to
choose appropriate materials, decorative features and
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