Flowers and Gardens Of Japan

First Published in 2005. Japan is often called the land of flowers. This book gives an account of those flowers that occur in the country that are most remarkable for their beauty and profusion and that are most typically Japanese. There are also pages on landscape gardening. 1. LANDSCAPE GARDENING 2. STONES-GARDEN ORNAMENTS AND FENCES 3. LANDSCAPE GARDENS 4. NURSERY GARDENS-DWARF TREES AND HACHI-NIWA 5. TEMPLE GARDENS 6. SUMMER FLOWERS 7. PLUM BLOSSOM 8. PEACH BLOSSOM 9. CHERRY BLOSSOM 10. WISTARIA AND PEONY 11. AZALEAS 12. THE IRIS 13. THE MORNING GLORY 14. THE LOTUS 15. THE CHRYSANTHEMUM 16. THE MAPLE LEAVES 17. THE BAMBOO 18. THE PINE-TREE