Create Your Own Japanese Garden: A Practical Guide Book

Introduction: The Intimate Relationship of House and Garden     6
Approaches, Entrances, and Front Gardens     16
A Soba Restaurant in a Wooded Retreat     16
Theme, Layout, and Elements     18
Creating the Garden     20
Constructing a Stone Walkway     22
Constructing a Misu Gaki Bamboo Fence     24
General Techniques: How to Handle Bamboo     26
A Modest Sukiya-style Environment for a Sukiya-style House     29
Theme, Layout, and Elements     30
Creating the Garden     32
Entrance Gate and a Gyo-style Nobedan     33
Approach and Entrance Variations     36
An Economic "Weed" Garden for the Sakura Noodle Restaurant     41
Theme, Layout, and Elements     42
Making the "Weed" Garden     44
Courtyard and Dry Landscape Gardens     48
Small Courtyard Garden for a Modest Home     48
Theme, Layout, and Elements     50
Creating the Garden     52
Creating an Ajiro Gaki Plaited Bamboo Fence     54
Creating a Nure-en Deck     57
Tsubo Niwa and Kare Sansui Variations     58
"Ancient" Dry Landscape Garden for a Modern Three-story Residence     65
Theme, Layout, and Elements     65
Creating the Design     68
Creating a Stone Bridge     70
Creating a Katsura Gaki Bamboo Fence     72
General Techniques: Garden Sand and Pattern Making     74
Tea Gardens, Tree Gardens     76
Tea Garden of the Author's Residence     76
Theme, Layout, and Elements     78
Creating the Garden     80
Tea Garden Variations     82
Harmonious Blend of Japanese and Western Style     89
Theme, Layout, and Elements     90
General Techniques: Constructing a Basic Crane-and-Turtle Island     94
General Techniques: Restoration of a Waterfall and Gogan Setting     96
General Techniques: Planting and Arranging Garden Trees     100
General Techniques: Handling Stone     102
Interior and Veranda Gardens in Commercial Spaces     104
A Garden of Large-scale Bonsai     104
Theme, Layout, and Elements     104
Creating the Garden     108
Constructing the Indoor Stream Garden     110
Constructing an Indoor Tea Garden     112
Constructing a Small Veranda Garden     114
Terrace Garden of Fujiiso Hotel     115
Creating the Garden     115
Constructing the Ryoanji Gaki     116
General Techniques: Assembling and Placing Stone Lanterns     117
Special Touches, Restoration, and Maintenance     120
Making a Basic Fuyugakoi     120
Transplanting Trees     124
Yukitsuri     126
Kadomatsu     126
Restoring a Bamboo Fence     126
Maintenance and Restoration     127