Message from jvarko

[Anonymous]

The Huntington Gardens is a treasure! This was the first time I enjoyed the Japanese and Chinese gardens with a docent. I'd seen the Bonsai before but having Dick, a retired teachers and botanist gives us more on Bonsai, was a real treat. We also were fortunate enough to meet the director of the Japanese garden and have a look at the Japanese tea house, just next to the Bonsai gardens. One of the differences I notices in the gardens was the Japanese setting in a more vertical design, giving the impression of mountains, where as with the Chinese gardens were centered on bodies of water, small lakes/ponds.