Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden (Tuttle Classics) by: Jiro Takei publisher: Tuttle Publishing, published: 2008-10-15 ASIN: 0804839689 sales rank: 502699 price: $8.50 (new), $7.90 (used)
The Sakuteiki, or "Records of Garden Making," was written nearly one thousand years ago. It is the oldest existing text on Japanese gardening-or any kind of gardening—in the world. In this edition of the Sakuteiki the authors provide both an English-language translation of this classic work and an introduction to the cultural and historical context that led to the development of Japanese gardening.
	A Japanese Touch for Your Garden: Revised and Expanded Edition by: Kiyoshi Seike publisher: Kodansha International, published: 2009-02-01 ASIN: 4770030797 sales rank: 505525 price: $20.51 (new), $20.55 (used)
A Japanese Touch for Your Garden is a concise introduction to the practical aspects of making a Japanese garden. Whether it's a spacious suburban lot, an office courtyard, or a tiny, inner-city backyard, here are hundreds of creative but time-honored ways to make maximum use of the available space. Readers will learn how to lay stones and pathways and how to create intriguing sand patterns like the ones in Zen temple gardens. They will learn about Japanese lanterns, miniature pagodas, water basins, gates, and walls, and will be shown--step-by-step--how to make a bamboo lattice fence. Notes on the care of bamboo, moss, and grass are provided as are names of native North American plants and trees that can be substituted for conventional Japanese varieties. Schematic layout plans, detailed how-to explanations, and over 150 color photographs of Japanese gardens, old and new, offer ideas for endless variations. In this revised edition, all the photographs have been replaced with new ones, and the number of color pages has doubled, making the book much more attractive. Thoroughly up-to-date in its approach and based on the principle that a garden must satisfy the gardener, not a set of inflexible guidelines, this book encourages readers to choose freely from the wide range of traditional Japanese design elements that suit individual needs and tastes. Whether one lives in the country, city, or somewhere in between, he or she will discover numerous ways to transform--simply, inexpensively, and with ones own two hands--that back porch, corridor, or yard into an intimate, tranquil oasis, that will reward all the planning and work with a rich and ever-changing beauty.
	Japanese Gardens in a Weekend: Projects for One, Two or Three Weekends by: Robert Ketchell publisher: Hamlyn, published: 2006-03-28 ASIN: 060061428X sales rank: 394772 price: $5.75 (new), $5.29 (used)
Japanese gardens have a matchless allure—so still, and with a profound sense of beauty. All the more amazing, then, that you can construct such a special place so quickly, with this guide to planning, materials, plants, pruning, and special additions.  The transformation can begin in a single weekend with a miniature Japanese garden in an old sink for display on a balcony or patio, or with trellis panels made from bamboo.  It takes two weekends to add a zigzag bridge as a centerpiece to an iris garden or to put up an arbor.  In less than a month, you can enjoy a vertical garden on a sleep slope, a heart-shaped pool with rockery, waterfall, or tea garden.  The work lasts only a short time—the pleasure, forever. “Ketchell has compiled a realistic guide to constructing more than 20 outstanding Oriental garden features. Detailed directions combine with impeccable illustrations, and Ketchell’s informed explanations of construction techniques, material requirements, tools, and equipment make even the most intricate design attainable.”—Booklist.
	Niwaki: Pruning, Training and Shaping Japanese Garden Trees by: Jake Hobson publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated, published: 2007-04-01 ASIN: 0881928356 sales rank: 128612 price: $21.92 (new), $19.36 (used)
Over the years, Japanese gardeners have fine-tuned a distinctive set of pruning techniques that coax out the essential characters of their garden trees, or niwaki. In this highly practical book, Western gardeners are encouraged to draw upon the techniques and sculpt their own garden trees to unique effect. After discussing the principles that underpin the techniques, the author offers in-depth guidelines for shaping pines, azaleas, conifers, broadleaved evergreens, bamboos, and deciduous trees. Complete with abundant photographs, personal anecdotes and a wealth of advice, this unprecedented resource will inspire gardeners everywhere to transform their own trees into niwaki.
	Japanese Gardens: Tranquility, Simplicity, Harmony by: Geeta K. Mehta publisher: Tuttle Publishing, published: 2008-11-15 ASIN: 4805309423 sales rank: 90283 price: $21.92 (new), $16.11 (used)
At the heart of a Japanese garden is harmony with nature. More than simply a landscape of trees and flowering shrubs, a Japanese garden provides a place of serenity and rest, filled with peaceful spots that lend themselves to meditation and contemplation. Japanese Gardens celebrates and illustrates this ideal, showcasing the exquisite natural beauty of more than 20 quintessentially Japanese gardens-big and small, urban and rural, traditional and contemporary. The expert author-and-photographer team behind this book excels at capturing and explaining the essential elements and techniques that distinguish Japanese gardens from those of other countries. The featured sites range from large feudal period gardens, temple gardens and private and countryside gardens to mountain flower gardens, tea gardens and gardens devoted to miniature bonsai.
	Living with Japanese Gardens by: Lisa Parramore publisher: Gibbs Smith, published: 2006-07-17 ASIN: 1586858181 sales rank: 716183 price: $8.97 (new), $8.96 (used)
Living with Japanese Gardens shows how to capture and integrate an authentic Japanese aesthetic into any landscape plan. Japanese gardens affirm our connection with the natural world through the integration of the garden with the home, enriching the total living space. From the artistry with which the gardener places plants, rocks, and water with the viewer's perspective in mind, to the way in which a Japanese garden can make one feel safe and sheltered, their mystery and appeal are now wildly popular.
	Incomparable Japanese Gardens by: Gorazd Vilhar publisher: IBC Books, published: 2009-09-01 ASIN: 4896846915 sales rank: 404884 price: $30.65 (new), $14.99 (used)
Over 150 full-color photographs introduce Japan’s most beautiful garden masterworks. Designed for viewing, meditation, strolling, and tea practice, the seventy-five gardens here include some of Japan’s best known, like Ryoan-ji, Ginkaku-ji, Meiji Jingu, and Koraku-en. Thoughtful image editing connects design ideas and themes, while a helpful introduction covers the history of garden art and design in Japan. At the back are addresses in English and Japanese. Gorazd Vilhar and Charlotte Anderson have lived in Japan since 1985; their photographs and essays frequently appear in culture, travel, and lifestyle magazines.
	Japanese Stone Gardens: Origins, Meaning, Form by: Stephen Mansfield publisher: Tuttle Publishing, published: 2009-10-10 ASIN: 4805310561 sales rank: 262590 price: $15.60 (new), $14.02 (used)
The Japanese stone garden is an art form recognized around the globe. These gardens provide tranquil settings where visitors can shed the burdens and stresses of modern existence, satisfy an age-old yearning for solitude and repose, and experience the restorative power of art and nature. For this reason the value of the Japanese stone garden today is arguably even greater than when many of them were created. Japanese Stone Gardens provides a comprehensive introduction to the powerful mystique and dynamism of the Japanese stone garden—from their earliest use as props in animistic rituals, to their appropriation by Zen monks and priests to create settings conducive to contemplation and finally to their contemporary uses and meaning. With insightful text and abundant imagery, this book reveals the hidden order of stone gardens and in the process heightens the enthusiast's appreciation of them.
	The Japanese Tea Garden by: Marc Peter Keane publisher: Stone Bridge Press, published: 2009-12-01 ASIN: 1933330678 sales rank: 280837 price: $37.20 (new), $30.00 (used)
"When Marc Peter Keane describes, with poetry and erudition, the experience of the Japanese garden today, he has no peer."—Leonard Koren, author of Wabi-Sabi Almost every Japanese garden is influenced by the tea garden. Marc Peter Keane describes the history, design, and aesthetics of tea gardens, from T’ang China to the present day, with over one hundred stunning photographs, floor plans, and illustrations. The most extensive book on this genre ever published in English, The Japanese Tea Garden is a rich resource for garden lovers, landscape designers, and architects—and anyone who admires the striking aesthetic of the Japanese garden.
	Japanese Garden Design by: Marc P. Keane publisher: Tuttle Publishing, published: 2007-01-15 ASIN: 0804838569 sales rank: 125001 price: $19.36 (new), $13.75 (used)
The creation of a Japanese garden combines respect for nature with adherence to simple principles of aesthetics and structure. In Japanese Garden Design, landscape architect Marc Peter Keane presents the history and development of the classical metaphors that underlie all Japanese gardens. Keane describes the influences of Confucian, Shinto and Buddhist principles that have linked poetry and philosophy to the tangible metaphor of the garden. Detailed explanations of basic design concepts identify and interpret the symbolism of various garden forms and demonstrate these principles in use today.

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