The Garden Visitor

A blog about Gardens of the World by Richard Jackson

Main menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Home
  • Introduction
  • Gardens Index
  • Gardens Archive
  • Contact

Tag Archives: Japanese Dry Gardens

Kyoto 5 – Nanzen-ji Temple and Garden

Posted on December 8, 2017 by admin
The Zen Dry Garden at Nanzen-ji

It would be as difficult to write about St. Peter’s in Rome without mentioning the Catholic Church, as it is to write about Nanzen-ji without considering the Rinzai School of Zen. The Rinzai is one of the two main schools … Continue reading →

Posted in Australasia, Gardens Archive, Japan | Tagged Japan, Japanese Dry Gardens, Japanese Gravel Gardens, Japanese Zen gardens, Japanese Zen temples, Kyoto

Follow Me

Subscribe by Email

Categories

  • Australasia
  • France
  • Gardens Archive
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Netherlands
  • Scandinavia
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • UK
  • USA

Most Recent Blogs

  • Lotusland – ‘The Enemy of the Average’
  • Getty Center, Los Angeles – A tale of Two Gardens
  • Hauser & Wirth Durslade Farm, Somerset – Cutting Edge in the Back of Beyond
  • Bourton House Garden – Disconcerting Perfection
  • Powis Castle Gardens – Hobbled by its History
  • Polesden Lacey: The Munificence of the Beerage
  • The New York High Line: Re-Imagining The City
View Gardens Archive

Tags

Paris Capability Brown United States Rome Louis XIV Yorkshire West London London Kyoto France Surrey Pacific North West Piet Oudolf Spain Gloucestershire Botanical Gardens Le Notre Japan National Trust Wales