Principles of Japanese Garden Design and Composition

“The purpose of a Japanese garden is to bring serenity and nature into our lives.”

“A garden, of any style, should quiet the mind and the body.”

This APLD workshop will focus on traditional Japanese aesthetic concepts with the aim of creating compositions that can be incorporated into many styles of gardens. Emphasis will include principles and techniques of composition developed over centuries by the Japanese, based on the rhythms and patterns observed in the natural landscape. The class will include lecture as well as a hands-on exercise in the classroom. Ken Siers is a landscape architect and teacher. With more than thirty years in professional practice, he designs tranquil spaces that bring the beauty that can be felt in nature. He teaches his college Japanese Gardens Design class to help students and designers understand the core principles and techniques that underlie this ancient Japanese art. His philosophy follows simplicity, naturalness and tranquility.

Attached is a marked-up google aerial showing the meeting location at EVerde (previously Village Nurseries). The attendees will go thru the main gate and then thru the second gate (marked in yellow) and park near the building complex (courtyard marked in yellow). The meeting is in the bldg marked with the red arrow. Gate code will be sent to registered attendees the day before the event.

Space is limited to 20 people.

Host or Publisher APLD San Diego District