<DIV><i>Quiet Beauty: Japanese Gardens of North America</I> 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. <i>Quiet Beauty</i> 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.<BR><BR>Japanese gardens have been part of North American culture for almost 150 years. <i>Quiet Beauty</I> is a thought provoking look at the history of their introduction to the world of North American gardening and how they have since taken root and flourished.<BR><BR>Gardens include:<BR><ul> Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California,1894</li><li> Nitobe Memorial Garden, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1960</li><li> Japanese Garden, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Texas, 1973</li><li> Garden of the Pine Winds, Denver Botanic Gardena, Colorado, 1979</li><li> Japanese Garden, Montreal Botanical Garden, Quebec, 1988</li><li> Tenshin'en (The Garden of the Heart of Heaven), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, 1988</li><li> 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, 2001</li><li> Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix, Margaret T. Hance Park, Arizona, 2002</li><li> Garden of the Pine Wind, Garven Woodland Garden, Hot Springs, Arkansas, 2001</li></ul></div>