Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden
Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden provides a foundational context for understanding many perspectives on Japanese Gardening. It begins with Visions of the Garden including the context of life in the period it was written. The emphasis on Nature,...The Craft of Gardens by Ji Cheng
Translated by Alison Hardie, with a foreword by Maggie Keswick. Photographs by Zhong Ming Better link press 2012 Although this is not strictly on Japanese Gardens, it is a very interesting book based on Gardening in the Chinese tradition. I do not feel quite...
Japanese Stone Gardens: How to Make and Enjoy Them
Comments/Summary: This book is not as detailed in stone selection, shape, moods and scenic appropriateness as Magic Of Trees And Stones: Secrets of Japanese Gardening. It more generally classifies larger rock work concepts. For example it defines Kazan and Shukkei...
Sukiya Living (Journal of Japanese Gardening) article index by subject
Sukiya Living Magazine (The Journal of Japanese Gardening) is a bi-monthly English-language print publication dedicated to the special world of Japanese gardens and Japanese architecture. Every other month, this 44-page magazine discuses various aspects of Japanese architecture, horticulture, art, and philosophy. Topics range from centuries-old design principles to modern, how-to construction and maintenance techniques.
