Autori: Gita K. Mehta, Kimie Tada (interamente in lingua inglese) Nel cuore di un giardino giapponese si trova l'armonia con la natura. Più che un semplice paesaggio di alberi e arbusti fioriti, un giardino giapponese offre un luogo di serenità e riposo, pieno di luoghi tranquilli che si prestano alla meditazione e alla contemplazione. I Giardini Giapponesi celebrano e illustrano questo ideale, mettendo in mostra la squisita bellezza naturale di oltre 20 giardini giapponesi, grandi e piccoli, urbani e rurali, tradizionali e contemporanei. Il team espertoi di autori e fotografi che sta dietro a questo libro eccelle nel catturare e spiegare gli elementi essenziali e le tecniche che distinguono i giardini giapponesi da quelli di altri paesi. I siti caratteristici spaziano dai grandi giardini feudali d'epoca, ai giardini dei templi e giardini privati e di campagna, ai giardini di fiori di montagna, ai giardini del tè e ai giardini dedicati ai bonsai in miniatura. Copertina rigida 208 pagine 300 immagini a colori 12,4 x 6,1 x 0,8 cm

A concise, authoritative overview of Japanese gardens in the United States Japanese-inspired gardens have delighted Americans since they were introduced in the United States a century ago. Their style has evolved from the earliest public display gardens to the friendship gardens of the postwar period to more recent naturalistic woodland gardens. Yet they have always been cherished places to connect with nature and experience one of the world’s most revered cultural traditions. In-depth, beautifully photographed profiles of eight of the most iconic Japanese-style public gardens in the United States A primer on the historical roots of Japanese garden styles, including tea gardens and dry rock gardens Essays and commentary by the most respected names in Japanese garden design Practical information on how to design, choose plants for, and care for a Japanese-inspired garden at home Tips for how to interpret public Japanese gardens and lead tour groups 152,4 x 7,6 x 226,1 mmPublisher‏ : ‎ BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN INC; Illustrated Edition (August, 4th 2015) 112 pages, paperbackISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1889538914

Per determinare con facilità le azalee: per una facile determinazione della varietà in base alla fioritura. In giapponese, ma con nomi latini. 734 pagine Copertina morbida Formato: 13 x 18 cm ISBN 978-4886162984

Winner of the 2006 American Horticultural Society Book Award! Gardening has reached new heights of sophistication, and this book profiles a number of the most notable gardens in Japan and beyond. the goal of a Japanese garden is to suggest a landscape, to depict famous natural scenes, or to evoke a particular artistic quality or atmosphere. Graveled courtyards, early aristocratic gardens, Zen gardens, and several other elements all play key roles in these extravagant landscapes. The Art of the Japanese Garden is a valuable resource for anyone interested in gardening, landscape design, and Japanese art and culture. Author: Michoko & David Young 277 x 213 mm176 pagesISBN-13: 978-4805311257

Shunmyo Masuno, Japan's leading garden designer, is at once Japan's most highly acclaimed landscape architect and an 18th-generation Zen Buddhist priest, presiding over daily ceremonies at the Kenkoji Temple in Yokohama. He is celebrated for his unique ability to blend strikingly contemporary elements with the traditional design vernacular. He has worked in ultramodern urban hotels and in some of Japan's most famous classic gardens. In each project, his work as a designer of landscape architecture is inseparable from his Buddhist practice. Each becomes a Zen garden, "a special spiritual place where the mind dwells." This beautiful book, illustrated with more than 400 drawings and color photographs, is the first complete retrospective of Masuno's work to be published in English. It presents 37 major gardens around the world in a wide variety of types and settings: traditional and contemporary, urban and rural, public spaces and private residences, and including temple, office, hotel and campus venues. Masuno achieved fame for his work in Japan, but he is becoming increasingly known internationally, and in 2011 completed his first commission in the United States which is shown here. 228,6 x 25,4 x 254 mm224 pages, HardcoverISBN-13: 978-4805311943