144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm ; ISBN 9781845379162, 1845379160 ; OCLC 172984655 ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; Contents: Traditional Japanese gardens -- The elements of a Japanese garden -- Plant directory -- Resources ; Originally published: 2000 ; An introduction to the traditions of Japanese Zen gardens, using natural materials. Emphasizing the value of shape in trees and shrubs with the subtlety of colour through the varied greens of foliage and moss, it explains how western plants and materials can be used to achieve the natural, minimalist look so beloved by Japanese garden designers. ; YOKO KAWAGUCHI was born in Tokyo and educated in the United States, Canada and Japan. She has lived in the UK for the last twenty years. The author of Serene Gardens: Creating Japanese Design and Detail in the Western Garden, she lectures on Japanese garden history, and has appeared on BBC Radio Four's Woman's Hour and the BBC World Service. ; FINE.

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Title: Serene Gardens: Creating Japanese Design and Detail in the Western Garden
Publisher: London, Cape Town, Sydney, Auckland : New Holland Publishers Ltd, 2000, 2010
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1845379160
ISBN 13: 9781845379162
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Fine
Book Type: Book

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An introduction to the style, traditions, and principles of Japanese Zen gardening reveals how to re-create the tranquility and minimalist effects of Japanese gardens through the use of readily available flowering plants, bamboo, wood, shrubs, rocks, and more, accompanied by helpful plant lists, climate maps, and sample gardens from around the world. Original.

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Yoko Kawaguchi is bilingual in English and Japanese, having been brought up in the USA, Canada and Japan. A keen gardener, she has lived in Britain for the past decade and contributes regular articles to horticultural magazines including The Garden, the journal of the Royal Horticultural Society. This is her first book. Her current home is in Cardiff, Wales.

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