1
of
1
Japanese Gardens
a journey
Ratings/reviews counts are updated frequently.
Check link for latest rating. ( 72 ratings, 12 reviews)
Book Hero Magic crafted this summary to help describe this book. While it's new and still
learning, it may not be perfect - your
feedback is welcome!
Summary
Read More
Format: Hardback
$8999
Unit price
/
Unavailable
AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER
Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 4-6 weeks
Found a better price? Request a price match
Japanese Gardens
$8999
Unit price
/
Unavailable
Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?
This book will appeal to gardening enthusiasts, admirers of Japanese culture, fans of Monty Don and Derry Moore's previous work, and anyone interested in the philosophy and beauty of garden design.
Bestselling author and BBC presenter Monty Don and photographer Derry Moore explore the exquisite beauty of Japanese gardens on a personal journey to complement the BBC2 series, Monty Don's Japanese Gardens.
Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and
still learning, it may not be perfect - your
feedback is welcome!
Description
Japanese Gardens is the complement to the forthcoming BBC2 series, beautifully produced in full colour and with over 200 photographs. Written by Monty Don with photographs by Derry Moore, the duo behind the highly acclaimed Paradise Gardens.
Traditional Japanese gardens combine aesthetics with ethics, beauty with philosophy in a celebration of the natural world. A Japanese garden is the natural world made miniature: rocks represent mountains, ponds represent seas. Natural and man-made elements combine to create a garden that, while natural, is not wild.
In this very personal and lyrical exploration of both the traditional and the modern aspects of Japanese gardening, Monty Don takes a look at the traditions and culture which inform some of the most beautiful gardens from all over Japan.
This beautiful, full colour book guides us through the history and beauty of Japanese gardens, from the famous cherry blossom season to the magnificence of autumn colours.
Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?
Japanese Gardens has been praised as "a lyrical recollection" (Radio Times) and "a great gift for gardeners" (People's Friend). Reviewers celebrate it as "a fabulous, bonsai-filled book" (Daily Mail) with "great powers of description" (World of Interiors). Readers have found the book "a feast of colour" (Radio Times) and appreciate its "sun-filled escapism, gloriously illustrated" (Country Life). Monty Don's insightful guide elevates appreciation of these paradise gardens, making it "impossible to wish for a better guide" (World of Interiors).
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781473692299
Publisher: John Murray Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 16 May 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd
Illustration: 200 photographs
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 245.0mm
Height: 290.0mm
Weight: 1531g
Pages: 272
Collections
About the Author
MONTY DON is the presenter of the phenomenally popular BBC programme, Gardeners' World, he lives in Herefordshire and his recent books include Paradise Gardens, with Derry Moore, and the Sunday Times bestseller, Nigel: my family and other dogs.
@TheMontyDon www.montydon.comDERRY MOORE is an acclaimed photographer whose books include Paradise Gardens, Horses, The English Room, Great Gardens of Italy and In The Shadow of the RajAlso by Derry Moore
View all-
Spanish Gardens
Based on his new BBC travel series, bestselling author Monty Don takes us on a personal journey through the gardens and green spaces of Spain. For over a decade, Monty Don has travelled the world, using gardens and green spaces to get under the skin of our most beloved cities and countries. Many of his destinations were well-known to him....Hardback$9500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Venetian Gardens
Based on his BBC series, Monty Don and award-winning photographer Derry Moore take readers on a stunning visual journey through the gardens of Venice and the Veneto. Join Monty Don, Britain's pre-eminent gardener, and acclaimed photographer Derry Moore on their historic journey through the most stunning gardens of Venice and the Veneto. Few world cities hold the romance and historical...Hardback$10000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Also by Monty Don
View all-
The Gardening Book
A genre-defining new book from bestselling author and 'the nation's favourite gardener' Monty Don - a no-nonsense, practical and accessible guide to the fundamentals of gardening for a new generation. A fresh approach to gardening by bestselling author and the nation's favourite gardener Monty Don. Think of your garden like a meal. When you select a recipe, you're choosing it...Hardback$6300Elsewhere:$7000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
The Complete Gardener
A new edition of Monty's most highly illustrated practical reference, thoroughly updated to reflect how he gardens today, with over half of the photos shot at Longmeadow in the last year. Even great gardeners like Monty Don are always learning and always experimenting. This extensively revised new edition of his Complete Gardener, first published in 2003, brings you right up-to-date...Hardback$5900Elsewhere:$6500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
The Jewel Garden
The face of British gardening, Monty Don, and his wife Sarah tell the magical story of the garden they have built over the last decade. The Jewel Garden is the story of the garden that over the past decade has bloomed from the muddy fields around the Dons' Tudor farmhouse, a perfect metaphor for Monty and Sarah's own rise from...Paperback$3199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Spanish Gardens
Based on his new BBC travel series, bestselling author Monty Don takes us on a personal journey through the gardens and green spaces of Spain. For over a decade, Monty Don has travelled the world, using gardens and green spaces to get under the skin of our most beloved cities and countries. Many of his destinations were well-known to him....Hardback$9500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
British Gardens
Inspired by the popular BBC series, Monty Don provides a fascinating, lavishly illustrated, and totally unique portrait of Britain, then and now, through its gardens. British Gardens poses the question: What do our gardens say about us? Monty Don has spent many years travelling the world, from America to Japan, from Italy and the Adriatic to Spain and the Mediterranean,...Hardback$9500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
Venetian Gardens
Based on his BBC series, Monty Don and award-winning photographer Derry Moore take readers on a stunning visual journey through the gardens of Venice and the Veneto. Join Monty Don, Britain's pre-eminent gardener, and acclaimed photographer Derry Moore on their historic journey through the most stunning gardens of Venice and the Veneto. Few world cities hold the romance and historical...Hardback$10000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Nigel
Nigel - One of Britain's favourite dogs! When Monty Don's golden retriever Nigel became the surprise star of BBC Gardeners' World, inspiring huge interest, fan mail, and his own social media accounts, Monty Don wanted to explore what makes us connect with animals quite so deeply. In many respects, Nigel is a very ordinary dog; charming, handsome, and obedient, as...PaperbackSold Out
More from Home & Garden
View all-
The Edible Backyard
The Edible Backyard by Kath Irvine is an essential companion for anyone looking to transform their garden into a flourishing, organic paradise. This comprehensive guide takes you through every step needed to grow a variety of vegetables, fruits, and herbs in your own garden, ensuring a continuous supply of fresh produce all year round. Gardening expert Kath Irvine shares insights...Paperback$4000Elsewhere:$5000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
A Thousand Feasts
THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From award-winning writer Nigel Slater, comes a new and exquisitely written collection of notes, memoir, stories and small moments of joy. 'Nigel Slater’s prose is the rarest delicacy of all: exquisite yet effortless, filled with heart, tenderness, yearning and humour' ELIZABETH DAY For years, Nigel Slater has kept notebooks of curiosities and wonderings, penned...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
Edible Weeds Handbook
Discover the rich world of New Zealand's wild edible plants with this comprehensive guide. In this comprehensive companion to the best-selling A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand, Andrew Crowe explores the rich culinary world of Aotearoa's non-native plants - the so-called 'weeds'. From miner's lettuce to watercress, taro to acorns, this go-to, illustrated handbook offers...Paperback$2899Elsewhere:$3500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
Grow Your Groceries
Plant-growing ideas and tricks from a leading gardening TikToker. Hacks on how to grow plants from your supermarket shop. Have you ever wondered if you could grow plants from the food you buy? Could you do something with those leftover apple pips? What about growing your own kiwi plant? And what if you could make more plants from the herb...Hardback$3600Elsewhere:$4500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
The Self-Sufficiency Garden
Year-round growing plan to yield six portions of veg per person per day plus batching and preserving recipes. Eat homegrown food all year round and save money on your weekly shop by following a simple plan for self-sufficiency. The Self-Sufficiency Garden by Huw Richards and Sam Cooper reveals the results of their two-year journey planning and trialling their own self-sufficiency...Hardback$3800Elsewhere:$4500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
How to Keep House While Drowning
A gentle guide to cleaning and organising when you're overwhelmed, from a licensed therapist and TikTok sensation PRE-ORDER KC'S NEXT BOOK—WHO DESERVES YOUR LOVE Simple tools to make home care easy when life is hard. When you are neurodivergent, have undiagnosed ADHD, or are struggling with your mental or physical health, keeping on top of the laundry pile and tackling...Paperback$2700Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
Seasons Where The River Bends
THE NEW FAMILY RECIPES AND STORIES COOKBOOK FROM JANE AND JIMMY BARNES Join Jane and Jimmy Barnes at their kitchen table in Seasons Where the River Bends, the eagerly awaited follow-up to their bestselling cookbook Where the River Bends. Inspired by the vibrant produce from their cherished Southern Highlands garden, this new volume features more than 60 recipes, sumptuous photography,...Hardback$4999Elsewhere:$6500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
The Quiet Home
'House hushing' is a new interiors trend that's making (the right kind of) noise in these troubling times. Guardian A beautiful, authoritative guide to the concept of house hushing, The Quiet Home incorporates design principles and strategies for dialling down the visual noise in your home, and creating serene interiors that promote calm and wellbeing. It takes a pared-down, thoughtful...Hardback$5200Elsewhere:$6500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
The Abundant Garden
The Abundant Garden by Niva and Yotam Kay is a treasure trove of knowledge for both seasoned and novice gardeners alike. Located on the stunning Coromandel Peninsula of Aotearoa New Zealand, the authors draw from their extensive experience at Pakaraka Permaculture to bring you a comprehensive guide on creating and maintaining a productive, regenerative vegetable garden. The book delves deep...Paperback$4299Elsewhere:$4999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
100 Best Native Plants for New Zealand Gardens (Revised Edition)
100 Best Native Plants for New Zealand Gardens (Revised Edition) by Fiona Eadie has solidified its place as an indispensable resource for gardeners, whether they are seasoned cultivators or enthusiastic novices. This extensively revised edition not only highlights 100 native species that thrive in New Zealand's diverse climates but also delves into detailed, inspirational, and practical advice to ensure success...Paperback$4000Elsewhere:$5000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
The Floral Dream
The Floral Dream is a practical and inspiring guide for New Zealand home gardeners who dream of growing their own cut flowers. Whether the reader is new to gardening or already has dirt under their nails, this book offers down-to-earth advice on how to grow beautiful blooms in the backyard. It begins with preliminary advice on garden layout, soil preparation,...Hardback$4999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
My Hygge Home
The new beautiful book from the bestselling author of The Little Book of Hygge about how to use space, light and Danish design to transform your home Our homes should be a place of comfort, a place to feel safe when we shut the door. Somewhere to be ourselves, to unwind and create special memories. Inspired by Danish design and...Hardback$3600Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday
Why buy from us?
Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!
Service & Delivery
Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 100,000 books, toys, board games and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.
Auckland Bookstore
We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.
Our Gifting Service
Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.
