The Japanese Garden in Los Angeles Online Preview (For other online garden tours, see the listing at the bottom of this page.)  The Japanese Garden in the Van Nuys neighborhoods of Los Angeles is, surprisingly, adjacent to and part of the Tillman Water Reclamation project. Everywhere you turn in the 6.5 acre Japanese Garden, you will see water--in quiet pools, in slow-moving channels, in tumbling cascades.  All of it is recycled from nearby areas of the San Fernando Valley. Reflections of the sky and the surrounding landscape were, obviously, considerations when the garden was designed by noted garden designer Kiochi Kawana back in the early 1980s. The garden's Japanese name is Suiho-en which means "Garden of Water and Fragrance".  And that water is enjoyed by birds--including egrets, herons and mallard ducks--as well as fish and other wildlife. The influence of the water motif also appears in the undulating, wave-like hedges of fragrant Pittosporum which surround much of the garden. Near the entrance to the Japanese Garden you will find a dry zen garden of raked rock and boulders.  Gazebos are sited throughout the landscape for visitors to stop, sheltered from the hot sun, and enjoy the tranquility of this little-known garden. In early Spring the azaleas burst into bloom adding vibrant color. Also in early Spring, the plum blossoms add color to the restrained and carefully manicured landscape. For more information about the Japanese Garden, visit this website.  You can also explore a small Japanese Garden at the Descanso Gardens in La Canada. Take these Hot Gardens online preview tours, too:      Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Garden  - near Pasadena Huntington Gardens Desert Garden - near Pasadena  Descanso Gardens - near Pasadena  Arlington Garden - in Pasadena Getty Villa Gardens - Malibu South Coast Botanic Garden - southwest Los Angeles   Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden - Claremont, California Santa Barbara Gardens - Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara Botanic Garden  - Santa Barbara, California Tucson Public Gardens  - Tucson, Arizona Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden  - Phoenix, Arizona Balboa Park Gardens, San Diego, California Tropical Garden in the Dominican Republic Shore Acres Gardens - Coos Bay Oregon San Luis Obispo Creek Park - San Luis Obispo, California Japanese Garden - Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California Japanese Garden - Long Beach, California

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