Inside Your Japanese Garden: A Guide to Creating a Unique Japanese Garden for Your Home by Joseph Cali

Learn how to create a tranquil outdoor space at home with this practical and inspiring guide! With instructive drawings and step-by-step techniques, Inside Your Japanese Garden walks you through designing and creating your very own Japanese garden. From small projects like benches and gates, to larger undertakings like bridges and mud walls, this book provides a wide variety of ways to enhance the space around your home, no matter the size. Instructions on how to work with stone, mud and bamboo--as well as a catalogue of the 94 plant varieties used in the gardens shown in the book--round out this complete guide. This book features 20 gardens that author Sadao Yasumoro has designed and built in Japan, and some--like those at Visvim shop in Tokyo and at Yushima Tenjin in Tokyo--are open to the public. From small tsuboniwa courtyard gardens to a large backyard stroll garden with water features, stairs and walls, these real-life inspirations will help spark your own garden plan. These inspirational garden projects include: Read more

From the Publisher Teaching You How to Build Your Own Japanese Garden Inside Your Japanese Garden is a guide that speaks to the spirit, design principles, and techniques needed for building your own Japanese garden. It runs the gamut from simple to very advanced construction. Included are instructions on stone works, wood works, mud walls and floors, and bamboo garden elements This book offers overall and step-by-step instruction on: Clay floors Clay walls Water features Stonewalls Stone paths Waiting Benches & Tea Gardens Gates & Bridges Bamboo Accessories Japanese Plants Read A Brief Interview With Yasumoro Born in 1939, Sadao Yasumoro has been a Japanese garden designer and builder for about 60 years. He has worked with some of Japan's most famous garden designers, such as Katsuo Saito, and is the source of the information for Inside Your Japanese Garden. The book is written by an acquaintance of 20-years, Joseph Cali, who also wrote The New Zen Garden and Create Your Own Japanese Garden