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Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden

Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden

by Michael Roybal | May 1, 2015 | Books on Design & Construction, Books on Stone, Books on Water Features, Publications

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, Geomancy,...
The Craft of Gardens by Ji Cheng

The Craft of Gardens by Ji Cheng

by Michael Roybal | May 1, 2015 | Books on Design & Construction, Publications

Translated by Alison Hardie, with a foreword by Maggie Keswick. Photographs by Zhong MingBetter 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 ready to...
Japanese Stone Gardens: How to Make and Enjoy Them

Japanese Stone Gardens: How to Make and Enjoy Them

by Michael Roybal | Apr 20, 2015 | Books on Stone, Publications

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 (Journal of Japanese Gardening) article index by subject

by Michael Roybal | Apr 19, 2015 | Books on Design & Construction, Books on Pruning, Books on Stone, Books on Water Features, Publications

Articles by category with links back to the Sukiya Living website where you can review the rest of the contents for the given issue. PRUNING:   116 articles JOJG #1     Jan/Feb 1998  : Basic Pruning: No Stubs! JOJG #1     Jan/Feb 1998  : Advanced Pruning: Creating...
Magic of Trees and Stones – Secrets of Japanese Gardening.

Magic of Trees and Stones – Secrets of Japanese Gardening.

by Michael Roybal | Apr 17, 2015 | Books on Design & Construction, Books on Stone, Publications

Michael Roybal’s comments:Covers the basic divisions of types of gardens front, kitchen, inner and other auxiliary sections in the very beginning of the book. Excellent sections on stone arrangement beginning on page 66 including how stone shapes effect...
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GARDENS IN AMERICA BY KEYWORD

Gardens in the Americas

  • Admiral Nimitz Museum Japanese Garden of Peace
  • Anderson Gardens
  • Asticou Azalea Garden
  • Baron County Japanese Garden at Rice Lake, WI.
  • Birmingham Botanical Garden
  • Bloedel Reserve Japanese Garden
  • Charlotte Partridge Ordway Japanese Garden (Como Park)
  • Dawes Arboretum
  • Denver Botanic Gardens Sho-fu-en
  • Descanso Gardens
  • Dooleys’ Japanese Garden at Maymont
  • Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
  • Elizabeth Hubert Malott Japanese Garden (Sansho-En)
  • Fabyan Estate Japanese Garden
  • Fort Worth Japanese Garden – Japanese Garden
  • Gan Ryuu Tei – Cleveland Botanical Garden
  • Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead
  • Hakone Estate & Gardens
  • Hermann Park Japanese Garden
  • Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens
  • Imahara Botanical Garden
  • James Irvine Japanese Garden
  • Japanese Community Garden at Salt Palace Convention Center
  • Japanese Friendship Garden Society of San Diego
  • Japanese Garden at Atlanta Botanical Garden
  • Japanese Garden at Gibbs Garden
  • Japanese Garden at Kidd Springs Park
  • Japanese Heritage Garden in Hood River, Oregon
  • Japanese Tea Garden at Sunken Gardens
  • Kubota Japanese Garden
  • Kumamoto En 熊本園
  • Liliʻuokalani Gardens
  • Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden (Springfield)
  • Momoyama Style Residential Garden – Rockport, Maine
  • Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
  • Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden 日加友好日本公園
  • Nitobe Memorial Garden
  • Olbrich Botanical Garden Serenity Garden
  • Portland Japanese Garden
  • Ro Ho En Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix
  • Rotary Botanical Gardens at Janesville, WI.
  • Salt Lake City International Peace Gardens
  • San Francisco Japanese Tea Garden
  • Sasebo Japanese Garden – Albuquerque
  • Seattle Japanese Garden
  • Seike Japanese Garden
  • Seiwa-en at Missouri Botanical Garden
  • Shin-Boku Scroll Garden
  • ShinKanAn Tea Garden – Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
  • Shinzen Friendship Garden
  • Shofuso Japanese House and Garden 松風荘
  • Shoseian Tea House
  • Storrier Sterns Japanese Garden
  • Sumiya Garden at Cuernavaca, Mexico
  • The Carter Center & Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum
  • The Garden of the Phoenix (formerly Osaka Garden)
  • The Richard & Helen DeVos Japanese Garden, Frederik Meijer Gardens
  • Tillman Water Plant – Suiho En
  • Trammell Crow Center Japanese Garden
  • Tsuru Island, Gresham-Ebetsu Sister City Garden
  • Yashiro Japanese Garden
  • Yume
  • Zilker Park Isamu Taniguchi Japanese Garden
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