ABSTRACT
In this chapter I focus on another case of an intimate relationship between nature and art, that which takes place in gardens. As my example, I consider oriental gardens, in particular Japanese gardens. There are, however, different kinds of Japanese gardens with different features, styles, and designs that, accordingly, present different issues concerning aesthetic appreciation. Here I focus only on certain types of Japanese gardens and only on one specific aesthetic issue. The particular types of gardens are often called tea and stroll gardens. Such gardens characteristically possess the kinds of features, styles, and designs that most clearly pose the aesthetic issue in question.1
