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Zen in the garden : the Japanese art of peaceful gardening / Miki Sakamoto ; translation by Catherine Venner.

by Sakamoto, Miki.

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Scribe Publications, 2023.

Sakamoto, Miki.

Journalists -- Japan -- Biography.

Zen Buddhism -- Influence.

Gardening -- Japan -- Philosophy.

Gardening -- Psychological aspects.

Gardens, Japanese -- Zen influences.

9781957363332 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Japanese art of peaceful gardening

250 p. ; 21 cm.

First published in German as Zen und das Glück in 2021.

Miki Sakamoto was born in 1950 in Kagoshima, Japan. She studied classical Japanese and Chinese literature in Tokyo and cultural anthropology (MA) in Munich, where she has lived since 1974. When living in Japan, she wrote for several newspapers. Alongside Japanese haikus and German poetry, she has authored works about Munich (Münchener Freiheit — Munich Freedom) and her grandmother (Die Kirschblütenreise -- The Cherry Blossom Journey). Most recently she has written the poetic companion books Eintauchen in den Wald (Immersing Yourself in the Forest) (Hanserblau, 2019) and Zen und das Glück, im Garten zu arbeiten (publishing in English as Zen in the Garden) (Aufbau, 2021). Last year Lichtwechsel (Changes in the Light), a volume of her poetry and nature writing, was published in German and Japanese (Weissbooks, 2021). She lives near Munich with her husband, the biologist and bestselling author Josef H. Reichholf.

Translated from the German.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The seasons come and go, bringing changes both welcome and unexpected. Miki Sakamoto has spent a lifetime tending her garden and reflecting on its mysteries. Why do primulas bloom in snow? Do the trees really 'talk' to one another? What are the black birds saying today? And is there a mindful way to deal with an aphid infestation? From rising early to walk barefoot on the grass each morning, to afternoons and evenings spent sipping tea in her gazebo or watching fireflies as she recalls her childhood in Japan, in 'Zen in the Garden' Sakamoto shares observations from a life spent in contemplation -- and cultivation -- of nature."--Back cover.

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