THE ART OF SETTING STONES

In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone/ all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science. Landscape architect Marc Peter Keane shows how Japanese gardens are both a microcosm of the natural universe an d a clear expression of our humanity, mirroring how we think, worship, and organize our lives and communities.