The Art of Japanese Gardens
Herb Gustafson
This text is a guide to constructing and cultivating one's own Japanese garden. The book provides the basics behind each design and structure, revealing the significance behind elements such as fences, rocks, buildings, and ornaments, as well as suggestions on what plants to use.
Garden Design Books, Japanese Garden Books
Japanese Garden Design
Marc P Keane
One of the better volumes on the principles of Japanese garden design, avoiding much of the annoying sentimentalism to which Western writers on Japanese gardens are prone. Keane, a landscape architect, integrates Japanese history, philosophy, geography, art, and culture into his discussion of Japane...
Garden Design Books, Japanese Garden Books
Collins Kitchen Garden
Andi Clevely
Collins Kitchen Garden starts by looking at designing a kitchen garden with ideas for siting plants whatever the size of your garden. This is followed by an inspirational section on planning an ornamental kitchen garden. Andi Clevely then takes a detailed look at plant groups including: * salads * peas and beans * root crops * cabbages * greenhouse crops * mini vegetables * soft fruit * tree...
Vegetables Books, Fruit Books
Infinite Spaces : The Art and Wisdom of the Japanese Garden
Tachibana no Toshitsuna, Hibi Sadao (Photographer)
A collection of colour photographs, depicting Japanese gardens, which is integrated with text, on the subject of garden design, written in the eleventh century by the courtier and poet, Tachibana no Toshitsuna.
Japanese Garden Books
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