The Art of the Japanese Garden

Winnerofthe2006AmericanHoritculturalSocietyBookAwardGardeninghasreachednewheightsofsophistication,andthisbookprofilesanumberofthemostnotablegardensinJapanandbeyond.ThegoalofaJapanesegardenistosuggestalandscape,todepictfamousnaturalscenes,ortoevokeaparticularartisticqualityoratmosphere.Graveledcourtyards,earlyaristocraticgardens,Zengardens,andseveralotherelementsallplaykeyrolesintheseextravagantlandscapes."TheArtoftheJapaneseGarden"isavaluableresourceforanyoneinterestedingardening,landscapedesign,andJapaneseartandculture.