Quiet Beauty The Japanese Gardens of North America

<b>*Gold Medal winner in the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Home & Garden*</b><br><br><b><i>"Just flipping through the pages of</i> Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America <i>will instantly lower your blood pressure</i>." —The New York Times Book Review</b><br><br><b><i>"In this lavishly illustrated book, art historian Brown and photographer Cobb act as tour guides to 26 such gardens…that are accessible, historically significant, and compelling physical spaces</i>." —Publishers Weekly</b><br><br>Japanese-style gardens have been a part of North American culture for over 150 years, delighting visitors with serene landscapes that instill tranquility. <i>Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America</i> 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.<br><br><b>Japanese gardens include:</b><br><ul><li>The Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco</li><li>Nitobe Memorial Garden at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver</li><li>The Japanese Garden in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden</li><li>The Garden of the Pine Winds in the Denver Botanic Gardena</li><li>The Japanese Garden in the Montreal Botanical Garden</li><li>Tenshin'en (The Garden of the Heart of Heaven) in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston </li><li> The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida</li><li>The Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix in Margaret T. Hance Park</li><li>The Garden of the Pine Wind, Garvan Woodland Garden in Hot Springs, Arkansas</li></ul>