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*Gold Medal winner in the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Home & Garden*
"Just flipping through the pages of Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America will instantly lower your blood pressure." -The New York Times Book Review
Japanese-style gardens have been a part of North American culture for over 150 years, delighting visitors with serene landscapes that instill tranquility. Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America provides an intimate look at the 25 most notable Japanese-style public gardens in the United States and Canada. Illustrated with more than 180 stunning color photographs, this book will be a welcome addition to the library of every garden enthusiast. This revised edition includes an amended list of 75 important gardens. It also describes major new additions at the featured gardens.
Japanese gardens include:
Book Information
ISBN 9784805318652
Author Kendall H. Brown
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Tuttle Publishing
Publisher Tuttle Publishing
"Just flipping through the pages of Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America will instantly lower your blood pressure." -The New York Times Book Review
Japanese-style gardens have been a part of North American culture for over 150 years, delighting visitors with serene landscapes that instill tranquility. Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America provides an intimate look at the 25 most notable Japanese-style public gardens in the United States and Canada. Illustrated with more than 180 stunning color photographs, this book will be a welcome addition to the library of every garden enthusiast. This revised edition includes an amended list of 75 important gardens. It also describes major new additions at the featured gardens.
Japanese gardens include:
- The Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
- Nitobe Memorial Garden at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver
- The Japanese Garden in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden
- The Garden of the Pine Winds in the Denver Botanic Gardena
- The Japanese Garden in the Montreal Botanical Garden
- Tenshin'en (The Garden of the Heart of Heaven) in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida
- The Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix in Margaret T. Hance Park
- The Garden of the Pine Wind, Garvan Woodland Garden in Hot Springs, Arkansas
Book Information
ISBN 9784805318652
Author Kendall H. Brown
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Tuttle Publishing
Publisher Tuttle Publishing
