Winter Springs Summer Garden in LA
By Bill Karz • Jan 31st, 2008 • Category: culture., green.
Set to open Feb. 23, 2008, the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens will unveil the first phase of its new Chinese Garden. Phase I of the Summer Garden will include the lake and pavilions.
Known as the Garden of Flowing Fragrance, when completed, it will be the largest classical garden outside of China and one of the largest of the 14 specialized gardens at the Huntington. The garden will include a lake, tea house, pavilions and bridges set within a landscape of plants native to China — bamboo, canyon, pagoda, penjing (Chinese bonsai) and pine.
Upon completion, the Huntington’s Chinese Garden will include nine gardens — four seasonal and five special collection gardens. The $18-million project was designed and built by leading Chinese artists and artisans.
Bill Karz is Managing Editor, LosAngelesNomad.com
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