The Japanese Garden: An Inspirational Visual Reference To A Classic Garden Style, Beautifully Illustrated with over 80 Stunning Photographs - Couverture rigide

Chesshire, Charles

 
9780754823292: The Japanese Garden: An Inspirational Visual Reference To A Classic Garden Style, Beautifully Illustrated with over 80 Stunning Photographs
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ISBN 10 : 0754823296 ISBN 13 : 9780754823292
Editeur : Lorenz Books, 2011

Synopsis

In this wonderful book you will find a distillation of everything you need to know about one of the most enduring forms of landscape gardening. An introduction examines the ancient influences that have brought this type of landscape gardening into the 21st century, before focusing on the essential elements of the Japanese garden, both natural and man-made. The first part of the book introduces the five main styles of Japanese garden - pond, dry, tea, stroll and courtyard - explaining their significance and how they have been used. The book then goes on to cover classic decorative features such as dry water, topiary and tsukubai, which is followed by a practical plant directory providing an evaluation of some of the traditional plants, with advice on flowering habits, key growth stages and hardiness. Beautifully illustrated with more than 80 colour images, this is an inspiring and practical guide to one of the most stylish and contemporary forms of landscape gardening.

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À propos de l?auteur

Charles Chesshire is a highly regarded garden designer and writer. He has designed gardens in America and Britain, and is consultant to Sudeley Castle Gardens in Gloucestershire. Fascinated by the connection of Zen meditation to the philosophy and design of Japanese gardens, he has studied and toured Japan on a number of occasions. He also helped to introduce a number of new varieties of clematis from Japan, when he was curator of the National Collection of Clematis held in Burford House Gardens, Worcestershire. Charles lectures widely on a number of subjects, including Japanese gardens.

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Éditeur
Lorenz Books
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0754823296
ISBN 13 
9780754823292
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
64
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Personne responsable
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