Japanese-Inspired Gardens: Adapting Japan's Design Traditions for Your Garden (21st Century Gardening Series) - Softcover

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1889538205 ISBN 13: 9781889538204

Publisher: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 2001

Synopsis

Covering the basic principles, aesthetics, and design practices of Japanese gardens, this book provides the practical information gardeners need to adapt these ideals to North American landscapes and sensibilities. Not a step-by-step construction manual, it teaches the fundamental principles of integrating house, garden, and landscape by making art from simple groupings of rocks, plants, and water and opening Japanese symbolism to elements with universal significance, such as water and paths. Included is an extensive encyclopedia of appropriate plants to use based on creating and defining particular eco-regions.

About this title

About the Author:

Patricia Jonas is the director of library services at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. She lived in Japan for two years, visiting and studying Japanese gardens. She lives in New York City.

From Booklist:

American gardeners have a penchant for emulating gardens of other cultures--English cottage gardens, or French gardens based on the paintings of Monet--and while they may be equally enthusiastic about creating Japanese-style gardens, most go no further than the conventional "stone-pagoda-and-bamboo" school of design. Enter the latest offering in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's renowned 21st-century Gardening series. Offering a "how-to" approach, this compilation of essays focuses on the inherent principles and practices behind Japanese landscape design. From creating garden paths to installing rocks and using water, the essential elements of Japanese gardens are addressed from both philosophical and practical points of view. The enthusiast is encouraged to be less concerned about a strict adherence to rules in favor of developing a deeper appreciation for technique, a greater understanding of purpose. Complemented by an extensive encyclopedia of suitable plants, this guide will enable the gardener to design a Japanese-style landscape that acknowledges its inspiration without resorting to stereotypical cliches. Carol Haggas
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About this edition

• Publisher: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1889538205
• ISBN 13: 9781889538204
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 111
• Editor: Jonas Patricia