Wabi-Sabi Garden
Autumn leaves on oak tree against background of bamboo, Parc Floral de Haute Bretagne, Le Chatellier, Ille et Vilaine, Brittany, France
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The Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi is almost impossible to translate. But aspects of it have relevance and resonance with our lives in the West.
Among these are an embrace - even celebration - of the beauty of imperfection; the acknowledge that everything has a season; the search for quiet beauty - beauty that has to be looked for; an element of the unexpected; and an appeal to all the senses - smell, sound, touch and taste as well as the visual.
And this project is also about gardens that are places for serenity and contemplation, not loud and obvious.