Western Gardeners' Guide to the Essence of Korean Traditional Gardens Korean gardens strive to
be in harmony with nature and to encourage the quiet contemplation of the natural world. They
are intentionally humble in their conception and very different from Japanese and Chinese
gardens. Korean gardens deserve to be more widely appreciated in the West as a separate
distinctive venerable and continuing garden tradition capable of wide appeal if better known.
They are the unknown treasures among the world's gardening traditions. The survival and
continuous restoration of old Korean gardens demonstrate the cultural resilience and tenacity
of the Korean people despite their tumultuous history. This book introduces describes and
explains traditional Korean gardens to Western readers. It contains more than one hundred
photos and maps and details of 20 notable gardens.
