The Japanese Garden
£59.95 per item
A book on eight centuries of Japanese garden design, its history, principles, and evolution.
The book surveys more than 800 years of Japanese garden design, outlining its key characteristics, historical development and cultural context. Comprised of a series of essays, the book examines 100 representative sites, from Shinto shrines and imperial gardens to contemporary landscapes.
It considers how these gardens have evolved in relation to religious practices, social change, and shifting aesthetic principles, highlighting both continuity and adaptation within the tradition.
Sophie Walker is a London-based garden designer with projects worldwide. In 2014, she became the youngest woman to exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and her A Valley Garden received the People’s Choice Award at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.
Her first book, The Japanese Garden (2017), has been published in multiple countries. She studied art history and psychoanalysis before training in horticulture, plant science, and garden design.
21.59 x 3.49 x 27.94 cm
304 pages
