Product Description

These days, people crave gardens that fill the soul and comfort the body. Japanese gardening answers those yearnings.

This book demonstrates how to...

• Create a feeling of sanctuary

• Make tranquil spaces

• Arrange plants and ornaments

Use centuries-old garden design techniques

• Emphasize personal taste

• Calm a busy lifestyle

• Inspire peace of mind

Reflect nature to create serenity

• Appropriate plant selections

• Traditional design

• Contemporary looks

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #90514 in Books
• Brand: MEREDITH BOOKS
• Published on: 2003-01-21
• Released on: 2003-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Features

• Transport the serenity and beauty of a japanese garden to your yard.
• Shows how anyone, even novice gardeners, can achieve the aesthetics and sensibility of this ancient
• Five basic japanese garden types, presented through lush photography and clear text, bring to life
• Use elements such as stepping stones, paths, waterfalls, streams, ponds, fences and enclosures to
• Dimensions (L x W x H):10.9 x 8.2 x 0.27

Customer Reviews

Photos & how-to's. Learn how to add a Japanese touch.
A great "first book" on the subject of Japanese gardening. Nice color photos (but never enough), and the how-to's are easy to understand. A section on various shaped stones and stone placement. I refer back to mine often.

Great intro
I got this book from the library and was pleasantly surprised at the details and useful, practical advice on conceiving and executing a japanese garden. The book contains detailed instructions on how to lay out, build, select plans for, and maintain a Japanese-inspired garden. It talks about rocks, rock gardening, ponds, water plants and fish, paths, stepping stones, gates, and plants and plant selections. I found it really helpful in getting ideas to give to our landscape architect. I would recommend this book for anyone that is going to actually build (rather than just enjoy looking at pictures of) a japanese garden.

Kill Your Lawn - Part 4
Creating Japanese Gardens has been a helpful tool in the process of killing my lawn. If you've read my other reviews, you may wonder why a person with a cactus garden would need a book on Japanese gardens? Think hybrid between a Zen garden and a cactus garden. The basic plan for the garden was constructed with the help of this book. Everything I know about Japanese gardens comes from this wonderful little text. Most of the elements of a Japanese garden appear in my front yard, but with heavy substitution of Southwestern icons for Japanese icons. Trade Mexican-style chimneys for Japanese lanterns; trade coyote for Buddha; trade the traditional plants of a cactus garden for the traditional plants of a Japanese garden. The paths use redrock flagstone and the stones in the dry stream and other places in the garden all come from western deserts and mountains. It's been hours and hours of dirty fun. I do have a request-if you buy this wonderful book and intend to put a traditional Japanese garden in your yard with the traditional Japanese elements, please make sure your climate is wet enough to support the garden without excess added water.