Rare book. "Techniques of Gardeners: Illustrated Guide to Pruning, Binding, Stone, and Planting Methods" Michiaki Akimoto #MichiakiAkimoto #Akimoto_Michiaki #Book #Industry/Agriculture/Forestry [Contents] With the limited number of privately owned Japanese gardens and the drastic decrease in the work of maintaining them, there are fewer opportunities to pass on the spirit and techniques of the craftsmen. It seems that there are more and more sites where only young people are working, without senior craftsmen with solid skills. As mechanization and efficiency improvements progress on site, the true essence of gardeners and their way of working are often forgotten. Gardeners (tree surgeons, landscape gardeners) who possess the skills and solid techniques of old-fashioned, stylish craftsmen and can provide accurate guidance to their juniors are definitely aging, and there is a sense of crisis that "if we don't pass on the valuable garden-making techniques we learned from our predecessors to the next generation, it will be lost here." The author, one of these valuable predecessors, has painstakingly drawn detailed hand-drawn illustrations of his daily work. This book compiles those illustrations and explanations of the techniques unique to craftsmen in concise writing, covering everything from the appearance of the craftsmen to the pruning of trees, binding, and stone setting, summarizing each of the techniques necessary for garden making in one volume. ■Contents Chapter 1: Examples of Gardens Chapter 2: Planting Chapter 3: Three-way Branching Chapter 4: Stone Chapter 5: Carrying Chapter 6: Binding Chapter 7: Bochi (a type of support) Chapter 8: Tree Care Chapter 9: Explanation of Drawings and How to Draw Perspective Views