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Loading... Japanese Gardens: Tranquility, Simplicity, Harmonyby Geeta K. Mehta
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A beautiful book that takes my breath away with the gorgeous pictures and wonderful examples of such amazing gardens. The Japanese garden is a spectacular vision of uttery control and well-kept chaos in nature. Soothing, each picture makes me feel as if I could step into the page and escape into these magical gardens that it is clear so much effort and thought went into. Traveling throughout Japan, the author takes you on a journey to discover a multitude of different methods, layouts, and ideas which will leave you looking at your own garden and contemplating that summer project! ( ) no reviews | add a review
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. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)712.0952The arts Area planning and landscape architecture Landscape architecture / landscape design History, geographic treatment, biography Asia JapanLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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