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Garden Plants of Japan
Garden Plants of Japan
by Ran Levy Yamamori
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Japanese plants have had an unmistakable influence on the gardens of the world. Who can imagine gardens without flowering cherries, hostas, Japanese maples, or magnolias? For all the popularity of these plants in international gardens, however, few... (read more)

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Choosing and Growing Bonsai
Choosing and Growing Bonsai
by Peter Chan
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Bonsai are both eye-catching and extremely popularand this directory of more than 80 trees details their characteristics and explains how to look after them to get the best results. With stunning photography, and detailed instructions for choosing and... (read more)

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Building Bamboo Fences
Building Bamboo Fences
by Isao Yoshikawa
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Eleven prominent styles of bamboo fence are presented, giving a basic understanding of the art form, with detailed building instructions and design ideas for each.... (read more)

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Indoor Bonsai for Beginners: Selection * Care * Training
Indoor Bonsai for Beginners: Selection * Care * Training
by Werner M Busch
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Don’t buy a scrawny, mass-produced bonsai tree from the shopping mall. Grow your own by cooperating with its natural growth direction as you sculpt it into its greatest potential beauty. Learn how to pick a specimen, how to estimate its age, and... (read more)

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Beginning Bonsai: The Gentle Art of Japanese Miniture Tree Growing
Beginning Bonsai: The Gentle Art of Japanese Miniture Tree Growing
by Shirley Student
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Writing for those with no bonsai experience, Larry and Shirley Student cover everything from buying the first plant to creating a miniature landscape of rocks, grasses and trees. In between, they describe different bonsai styles, list important tools... (read more)

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Gardens of the Spirit 2010 Mini Calendar
Gardens of the Spirit 2010 Mini Calendar
by Maggie Oster
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Strongly influenced by Shinto and Buddhism, the Japanese style of landscaping is particularly conducive to restoring an inner calm. Requiring an artful blend of imagination, skill and patience, the Japanese garden is an extension of the self. A Gardens... (read more)

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Bonsai (101 Essential Tips)
Bonsai (101 Essential Tips)
by Harry Tomlinson
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This handbook breaks down key information on cultivating bonsai into 101 easy-to-grasp tips and gives quick answers to all gardener's questions.... (read more)

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Infinite Spaces: The Art and Wisdom of the Japanese Garden
Infinite Spaces: The Art and Wisdom of the Japanese Garden
by Joe Earle
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Japanese gardens have long been admired for their capacity to improve on nature through impeccable design, detail and composition, properties that elevate them from mere gardens to sacred spaces. Infinite Spaces is a remarkable reflection of the Japanese... (read more)

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Bonsai Basics: A Step-By-Step Guide to Growing, Training & General Care (Our Garden Variety)
Bonsai Basics: A Step-By-Step Guide to Growing, Training & General Care (Our Garden Variety)
by Christian Pessey
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This simple guide for first-time bonsai growers, with easy instructions and more than 200 full-color photos and drawings, covers selecting a hardy specimen; the essentials of pruning, wiring, and aging; and keeping your bonsai healthy. Learn the many... (read more)

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Creating Your Own Japanese Garden
Creating Your Own Japanese Garden
by Takashi Sawano
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The strong horizontals of bamboo reflected in a dark circle of water; the rhythmic clap of the deer scarer; the contemplative beauty of waves created in sand: combinations of nature and art that soothe and uplift the spirit. Your vision of a Japanese... (read more)

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Japanese Gardening in Small Spaces
Japanese Gardening in Small Spaces
by Isao Yoshikawa
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A practical guide to planning and constructing a Japanese garden. Step-by-step instructions explain every facet, from displaying plants and rocks to mastering drainage and lighting, to creating bamboo fences and hedges.... (read more)

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Growing Bonsai: A Practical Encyclopedia: The Complete Guide to a Classic Art with Essential Techniques, Step-By-Step Projects and Over 800 Photograph
Growing Bonsai: A Practical Encyclopedia: The Complete Guide to a Classic Art with Essential Techniques, Step-By-Step Projects and Over 800 Photograph
by Ken Norman
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The essential practical guide to a classic art.... (read more)

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Bonsai Master Class
Bonsai Master Class
by Craig Coussins
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Join the contemporary artists around the world who are refining and developing the ancient art of bonsai. Find out about state-of-the-art tools invented by Ken Moore. See how Rob Clausen uses latex and fiberglass to create dramatic groupings of trees on... (read more)

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Courtyard Gardens of Kyoto's Merchant Houses
Courtyard Gardens of Kyoto's Merchant Houses
by Katsuhiko Mixuno
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One of the pleasures of visiting Kyoto is to wander around narrow streets lined with machiya, the traditional townhouses of the merchant class. Tucked away inside each of these unusually long, narrow dwellings is a hidden oasis: a small garden known as... (read more)

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Growing & Displaying Bonsai
Growing & Displaying Bonsai
by Colin Lewis
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Grow magnificent "trees in a pot" by learning the ancient art of bonsai. They are some of the most fulfilling of all plants to grow and train. Their sinewy forms are endlessly fascinating, as their trunks and branches twist and turn in seemingly... (read more)

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Balinese Gardens
Balinese Gardens
by William Warren
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The exquisite island of Bali regularly inspires descriptions such as "The Garden of Eden" and "The Morning of the World." Created by violent volcanic upheavals, Bali is still in the throes of creation as man and nature continue to transform its landscape.... (read more)

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Growing Bonsai Indoors (Brooklyn Botanic Garden All-Region Guides)
Growing Bonsai Indoors (Brooklyn Botanic Garden All-Region Guides)
by Brooklyn Botanic
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After the great success of Indoor Bonsai, Brooklyn Botanic Garden has done it again! This is truly a one-stop-shop that provides everything bonsai aficionados need to know about buying, growing, and styling their plants with confidence through... (read more)

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Designing and Creating Japanese Gardens
Designing and Creating Japanese Gardens
by Penny Underwood
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For the Japanese, the garden is a microcosm of the world, rich in symbols; it is also the perfect expression of their affinity with nature. Designing and Creating Japanese Gardens explains the spiritual and philosophical symbolism of the Japanese garden... (read more)

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A Path Through the Japanese Garden
A Path Through the Japanese Garden
by Bryan Albright
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What is a Japanese garden? Japanese gardens are about experience--about feeling the way the rocks and plants relate and about understanding their deeper relationship. Just as you instinctively find the place in a room where you feel comfortable, you will... (read more)

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Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden
Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden
by Jiro Takei
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The Sakuteiki, or "Records of Garden Making," was written nearly 1000 years ago, making it the oldest work on Japanese gardening; in fact, the oldest book on gardening in the world! In this edition of the Sakuteiki, the authors provide both an English... (read more)

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