Japanese Garden Handbook

 

A Japanese Garden Guide by ANDREW R. DEANE

Japanese Garden Reference Guide

by Sep 19, 2024

NAJGA is Pleased To Present -

This encyclopedic work by Andrew R. Deane provides an overview of Japanese gardens; covering terms, ideals, philosophies, design considerations and the craft of Japanese gardens.

Part One is available to anyone wishing to learn about Japanese gardens.    Parts Two & Three are available to supporters of North American Japanese Garden Association.  Become part of the NAJGA community and help support these resources.

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Table of Contents

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  • Part Two: Essential Elements

    (laying out the use of the elemental materials of a Japanese garden: Stone, water, and plantings)

  • Part Three: Ancillary Elements

    (discussing additional elements that make a garden peculiarly Japanese: Paths, bridges, lanterns, water basins, and stone towers; architecture, gates, walls, fences and borrowed scenery)