context: gardens

Sources

This is where I list the books and websites I've looked at to write whatever I have on gardens, when they aren't already listed elsewhere (try painting especially). I'll be honest about my opinion about the sources, but don't take a lack of a review as meaning anything. It might just mean that I read the book long ago and have only glanced back at a few pages recently, so can't say anything meaningful. There will be a link to any websites referenced, but I'll offer book links to either Amazon so that you can buy the book if you so wish, or to a review page here, or both if possible. If there is no Amazon link, I couldn't find it on Amazon when I put the entry in here - that doesn't mean it's unavailable now. (And no specific endorsement of Amazon is implied by this - I'm just trying to be helpful.)

Zen Gardens by Erik Borja (review) (buy it )

The Gardens of Japan by Teiji Itoh (review) (can't find it on Amazon)

Japanese Gardens by Gunter Nitschke (review) (buy it )

Japanese Flower Arrangement: Classical and Modern by Norman Sparnon (review) (buy it )

also, Oriental Architecture has something like a thousand fine photos of great Japanese buildings and gardens, amongst its wider coverage.