{"product_id":"quiet-beauty-9781462911868","title":"Quiet Beauty","description":"\u003cb\u003e*Gold Medal winner in the 2014 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Home \u0026amp; Garden*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Just flipping through the pages of \u003ci\u003eQuiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America\u003c\/i\u003e will instantly lower your blood pressure.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuiet Beauty: Japanese Gardens of North America\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary look at the most beautiful and serene gardens of the United States and Canada. Most Japanese garden books look to the gardens of Japan. \u003ci\u003eQuiet Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e explores the treasure trove of Japanese gardens located in North America. Featuring an intimate look at twenty-six gardens, with numerous stunning color photographs of each, that detail their style, history, and special functions, this book explores the ingenuity and range of Japanese landscaping.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJapanese gardens have been part of North American culture for almost 150 years. \u003ci\u003eQuiet Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e is a thought provoking look at the history of their introduction to the world of North American gardening and how this aspect of Japanese culture has taken root and flourished.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJapanese gardens include:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nitobe Memorial Garden, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Japanese Garden, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Garden of the Pine Winds, Denver Botanic Gardena, Colorado\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Japanese Garden, Montreal Botanical Garden, Quebec\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tenshin'en (The Garden of the Heart of Heaven), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Roji'en (Garden of Drops of Dew), The George D. and Harriet W. Cornell Japanese Gardens, The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach, Florida\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix, Margaret T. Hance Park, Arizona\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Garden of the Pine Wind, Garvan Woodland Garden, Hot Springs, Arkansas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kendall H. Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48295489208571,"sku":"9781462911868","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_68a0e24c-17b2-4d81-94e6-3c3b34046afc.jpg?v=1779190482","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/quiet-beauty-9781462911868","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}