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"In
a Japanese Garden" "No effort to create an impossible or pure ideal landscape is made in the Japanese Garden. Its artistic purpose is to copy faithfully the veritable landscape, and to convey the real impression that a real landscape communicates. It is therefore at once a picture and a poem; perhaps even more a poem than a picture. For as nature's scenery, in its varying aspects, affects us with sensations of joy or solemnity, of grimness or of sweetness, of force or of peace, so must the true reflection of it in the labor of the landscape gardener create not merely an impression of beauty, but a mood in the soul." Excerpted
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Maintenance Fund Growing The Board is pleased to announce that the Maintenance Fund, created to cover the on-going upkeep of our garden following its completion, has received tremendous support. The initial goal set for the fund was $100,000. With your generosity, the fund has already grown to $27,000. There is still a long way to go before we can guarantee the garden's future maintenance. But, the entire Board would like to thank everyone who has been so generous with their contributions. |