The Japanese Garden
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The Japanese Garden is a 6.5-acre (2.6 ha) public Japanese garden in Los Angeles, located in the Lake Balboa district in the central San Fernando Valley, adjacent to the Van Nuys and Encino neighborhoods.[1] It is specifically on the grounds of the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant adjacent to Woodley Park, in the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area.[2]
The Japanese Garden | |
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Japanese: 水芳園, romanized: Suihō-en | |
Type | Botanical garden |
Location | Lake Balboa, California |
Coordinates | 34.1837°N 118.4808°W / 34.1837; -118.4808 |
Area | 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) |
Opened | 1980 (1980) |
The garden's Japanese name is Suihō-en (水芳園) meaning "garden of water and fragrance."[2] The idea of having a Japanese Garden adjacent to a water reclamation plant was conceived by Donald C. Tillman. The garden's purpose was to demonstrate a positive use of reclaimed water, in what is usually considered a delicate environment, a Japanese garden.[2] The ponds and irrigation use reclaimed water from the adjacent water reclamation plant.