Q U I E T B E A U T Y: T hE J Ap AnE sE gAr dEn s o f n o r Th AmErIc A Quiet Beauty The Japanese Gardens of North America Kendall H. Brown Photographs by David M. Cobb TuTTle Publishing Tokyo Rutland, Vermont Singapore Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd www.tuttlepublishing.com Text © 2013 Kendall H. Brown Photographs © 2013 David M. Cobb (except page 8: photo © Mark Schwartz Photography) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Brown, Kendall H. Quiet beauty : Japanese gardens of North America / Kendall H. Brown ; photographs by David M. Cobb. p. cm. Japanese gardens of North America Includes bibliographical references. 1. Gardens, Japanese--North America. 2. Gardens, Japanese—North America—Pictorial works. I. Cobb, David M. II. Title. III. Title: Japanese gardens of North America. SB458.B76 2013 712.097--dc23 2012036548 Distributed by North America, Latin America & Europe Tuttle Publishing 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759-9436 U.S.A. Tel: 1 (802) 773-8930; Fax: 1 (802) 773-6993 [email protected]; www.tuttlepublishing.com Japan Tuttle Publishing Yaekari Building, 3rd Floor; 5-4-12 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032 Tel: (81) 3 5437-0171; Fax: (81) 3 5437-0755 [email protected]; www.tuttle.co.jp Asia Pacific Berkeley Books Pte. Ltd. 61 Tai Seng Avenue, #02-12, Singapore 534167 Tel: (65) 6280-1330; Fax: (65) 6280-6290 [email protected]; www.periplus.com 15 14 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in Singapore 1301TW TUTTLE PUBLISHING® is a registered trademark of Tuttle Publishing, a division of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. Front and back endpapers A Japanese maple lights up the sky at the Portland Japanese Garden. Page 1 A brilliant torii set in the pond garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York. Pages 2–3 The moon bridge at the Huntington Botanic Garden, San Marino, California. Pages 4–5 A bridge and yukimi-style lantern mark a transition at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York. Page 7 A viewing pavilion in the pond garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.