Landscape as Spirit: Creating a Contemplative Garden by Martin Hakubai Mosko and Alxe Noden

Landscape as Spirit explores garden-making as a contemplative art. Martin Hakubai Mosko and Alxe Noden show how rocks, streams, plants, paths and structures can be arranged with attention to the relationship between inner experience and outdoor space.

Mosko uses the mandala and five elements—Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space—as a design framework, then introduces five of his gardens. This is a resource for readers interested in contemplative landscape design, from small courtyards to larger gardens, rather than a conventional plant-care handbook.