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Gold Medal winner in the 2014 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Home & Garden*

"Just flipping through the pages of Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America will instantly lower your blood pressure."—The New York Times Book Review

Quiet Beauty: Japanese Gardens of North America 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. Quiet Beauty 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.

Japanese gardens have been part of North American culture for almost 150 years. Quiet Beauty 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.

Japanese gardens include:

• Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California
• Nitobe Memorial Garden, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Japanese Garden, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Texas
• Garden of the Pine Winds, Denver Botanic Gardena, Colorado
• Japanese Garden, Montreal Botanical Garden, Quebec
• Tenshin'en (The Garden of the Heart of Heaven), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
• 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
• Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix, Margaret T. Hance Park, Arizona
• Garden of the Pine Wind, Garvan Woodland Garden, Hot Springs, Arkansas

About the Author:
David M. Cobb is a member of NANPA (North American Nature Photography Association) and PPA (Professional Photographers of America). He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and their two cats.

Kendall H. Brown is Professor of Asian Art History in the Art Department at California State University Long Beach. He also recently served as Curator of Collections, Exhibitions and Programs at Pacific Asia Museum. Dr. Brown is a leading figure in the study of Japanese gardens in North America and is the author of Japanese-style Gardens of the Pacific West Coast.

Size: 30”L x 18”H (Approx.) Due to the nature of raw materials and craftsmanship, colors and shapes may vary. Local delivery only or arranged shipping for cost.

Add some plant life to your home with this textured pinched planter. Hang it from a hook on a wall, window, or ceiling. Mix and match color and sizes to create a plant medley. The planter is glazed with a satin matte glaze, comes affixed with a brass ring and strung with waxed cotton cord. No drainage unless requested. Plants not included.

• Small: 5” diameter x 4" tall, hanging length 21”
• Medium: 6” diameter x 4 1/2” tall, hanging length 21”
• Large: 8 3/4” diameter x 4 3/4” tall, hanging length 21”
• Porcelain clay, satin matte glaze, waxed cotton
• Handwashing recommended as needed

About the artist: Elizabeth Benotti of Eliot, Maine, the artist behind these porcelain pieces was born and raised in Massachusetts before being called west to earn a BFA at the University of Colorado in Boulder. It was there that she took her first ceramics class. It didn’t take long to fall in love with the material, process and community this medium fosters. Upon graduation, She was accepted into the Resident Artists program at the Mendocino Art Center. In a small town nestled on the northern coast of California, she worked alongside a small group of dedicated artists and explored the relationships between everyday objects, color, image and form.