Cutting back : my apprenticeship in the gardens of Kyoto
Buck, Leslie
Cutting back : my apprenticeship in the gardens of Kyoto / by Leslie Buck - Portland, OR : Timber Press , 2017 - 279 p. ; 22 cm.
Watchful Turtle is given a pine test -- A seed sprouts in Tokyo Gardens -- Flying into the gardens -- "Senteishi desu" -- Tying the knot with the Kyoto craftsmen -- Reaching for the unexpected fruit -- Stepping into jikatabi -- Garden bling keeps the garden clean -- All the twigs work with speed -- A seasonal garden is about to change -- Surviving Masahiro's Island -- Communicating in silence -- Working under the tree of thorns -- Shifting perspectives in the landscape -- Shearing with emotions -- Songs from the Emerald Opera -- Tanuki discovers garden spirits -- Mother makes a secret offering -- Room with a view of nature -- Feminine strength in the maple grove -- Guardian angel tells a white lie -- Finding heart in the landscape -- Black coffee warms the white garden -- Craftswoman turns the kaleidoscope.
This debut memoir recounts an American gardener's apprenticeship with the most prestigious gardening firm in Kyoto.
English.
9781604697933
Buck, Leslie
Gardens, Japanese---Study and teaching---Japan---Kyoto
Pruning---Study and teaching---Japan---Kyoto
Apprentices---Japan---Kyoto
SB458 / .B83 2017
635.0952 BUC
Cutting back : my apprenticeship in the gardens of Kyoto / by Leslie Buck - Portland, OR : Timber Press , 2017 - 279 p. ; 22 cm.
Watchful Turtle is given a pine test -- A seed sprouts in Tokyo Gardens -- Flying into the gardens -- "Senteishi desu" -- Tying the knot with the Kyoto craftsmen -- Reaching for the unexpected fruit -- Stepping into jikatabi -- Garden bling keeps the garden clean -- All the twigs work with speed -- A seasonal garden is about to change -- Surviving Masahiro's Island -- Communicating in silence -- Working under the tree of thorns -- Shifting perspectives in the landscape -- Shearing with emotions -- Songs from the Emerald Opera -- Tanuki discovers garden spirits -- Mother makes a secret offering -- Room with a view of nature -- Feminine strength in the maple grove -- Guardian angel tells a white lie -- Finding heart in the landscape -- Black coffee warms the white garden -- Craftswoman turns the kaleidoscope.
This debut memoir recounts an American gardener's apprenticeship with the most prestigious gardening firm in Kyoto.
English.
9781604697933
Buck, Leslie
Gardens, Japanese---Study and teaching---Japan---Kyoto
Pruning---Study and teaching---Japan---Kyoto
Apprentices---Japan---Kyoto
SB458 / .B83 2017
635.0952 BUC
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