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: 47307 price: $9.10 (new), $9.00 (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.
	A Japanese Touch for Your Garden by: Kiyoshi Seike publisher: Kodansha International, published: 1993-02-15 ASIN: 4770016611 sales rank: 59175 price: $9.75 (new), $3.50 (used)
Here is a concise introduction to the practical aspects of making a Japanese garden. Whether your garden is a spacious suburban lot, an office countyard, or a tiny inner-city backyard, you will find here hundreds of creative but time-honored ways to make maximum use of the space you have. You will learn how to lay stones and pathways and how to create intriguing sand patterns like the ones in Zen temple gardens. You 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 130 color photographs of Japanese gardens old and new give you ideas for endless variations. 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 you to choose freely from the wide range of traditional Japanese design elements that suit your needs and tastes. Whether you live in the country, city, or somewhere in between, you will discover here numerous ways to transform--simply, inexpensively, and with your own two hands--that back porch, corridor, or yard into an intimate, tranquil oasis, one that will reward your planning and work with a rich and everchanging beauty.
	Niwaki: Pruning, Training and Shaping Japanese Garden Trees by: Jake Hobson publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated, published: 2007-04-01 ASIN: 0881928356 sales rank: 76511 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.
	Infinite Spaces: The Art and Wisdom of the Japanese Garden publisher: Tuttle Publishing, published: 2007-03-15 ASIN: 0804838623 sales rank: 246211 price: $6.08 (new), $6.08 (used)
Japanese gardens have long been admired for their capacity to improve on nature through impeccable design, detail and composition, properties that elevate them from mere gardens to sacred spaces. Infinite Spaces is a remarkable reflection of the Japanese garden, drawing on extracts from the Sakuteiki—an eleventh-century text that distills centuries of garden design—and pairing them with inspiring images from Sadao Hibi, one of Japan’s best-known photographers. Praise for the hardcover edition: "Pairs quotations from an ancient writing, the Sakuteiki, on garden design with exquisite photos that illuminate the words. This book should leave a gardener serene, refreshed and inspired-in other words, in the right frame of mind to contemplate another growing season."-Knight Ridder Newspapers
	Japanese Courtyard Gardens: Photographs publisher: Japan Publications (USA), published: 1997-09 ASIN: 087040993X sales rank: 851088 price: $75.00 (new), $33.14 (used)
	The Japanese Tea Garden by: Marc Peter Keane publisher: Stone Bridge Press, published: 2009-12-01 ASIN: 1933330678 sales rank: 251102 price: $35.57 (new), $29.94 (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.
	A Practical Guide to Japanese Gardening: An inspirational and practical guide to creating the Japanese garden style, from design options and materials to planting techniques and decorative features by: Charles Chesshire publisher: Lorenz Books, published: 2009-08-25 ASIN: 0754817725 sales rank: 536079 price: $11.51 (new), $11.03 (used)
Creating a Japanese garden is not just a practical exercise, but also a spiritual one. An authentic Japanese garden is full of ancient symbolism and magic, a visual feast, as well as an aural and tactile experience.
	Serene Gardens: Creating Japanese Design and Detail in the Western Garden by: Yoko Kawaguchi publisher: New Holland, published: 2008-03-04 ASIN: 1845379160 sales rank: 61962 price: $10.38 (new), $9.10 (used)
With their superbly shaped trees and shrubs, subtly colored foliage, and emphasis on nature in its pure state, Japanese Zen gardens are spaces of beauty and tranquility. Serene Gardens is an exquisitely illustrated introduction to the style and its traditions—and the only book that explains how to use western plants and materials to achieve the minimalist look beloved by Japanese garden designers. Gardeners will find plant lists; climate zone maps; instructions for selecting readily available flora, wood, bamboo, rocks, and pebbles; and gorgeous color photographs showcasing gardens from around the world.
	All About Creating Japanese Gardens (Ortho's All About Gardening) by: Ortho publisher: Wiley, published: 2003-01-21 ASIN: 0897214897 sales rank: 14687 price: $2.34 (new), $1.96 (used)
These days, people crave gardens that fill the soul and comfort the body. Japanese gardening answers those yearnings. This book demonstrates how to... • Create a feeling of sanctuary • Make tranquil spaces • Arrange plants and ornaments Use centuries-old garden design techniques • Emphasize personal taste • Calm a busy lifestyle • Inspire peace of mind Reflect nature to create serenity • Appropriate plant selections • Traditional design • Contemporary looks
	Japanese Gardening by: Charles Chesshire publisher: Aquamarine, published: 2006-06-25 ASIN: 1903141346 sales rank: 586655 price: $14.39 (new), $5.00 (used)
An inspirational guide to designing and creating an authentic Japanese garden.

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