The Huntington complex has themed gardens covering 130 acres of the 207-acre grounds.
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| Fabiana imbricata 'Violacea'/Violet Pichi |
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| Camellia sp |
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| Roses in front of the Desert Conservatory (1984) |
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| Looking towards Shakespeare Garden (1959) |
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| Formally trimmed boxwood hedges |
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| Wall and entrance to the Chinese Garden (2008): Liu Fang Yuan 流芳園/the Garden of Flowing Fragrance |
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| The Chinese Garden is in the classical style of scholar gardens in Suzhou, China |
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| The Waveless Boat Pavilion across the 1.5 acre lake (KSS) |
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| Clear and Transcendent Pavilion and a stone bridge (KSS) |
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| For lunch we shared a serving of Dan Dan Noodles at the Jade Court Café in the Chinese Garden |
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| A vase-shaped gate/doorway |
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| Bridge of the Joy of Fish |
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| Lingering Clouds Peak with waterfall |
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| Bu Tian 補天/Patching Up the Sky is a Taihu rock (from Lake Tai in China) with its typically unusual shape, which was thought to embody qi/life force energy |
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| Walkway design using white pebbles |
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| A flower-shaped gate/doorway |
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| View from the path between the Chinese and Japanese Gardens (KSS) |
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| More camellias lined the path: Camellia japonica 'Rubra Virginales' |
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| Looking into a traditional Japanese house ... (KSS) |
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| ... with a small Hinamatsuri/Japanese [Girls' Day] doll display (KSS) |
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| The rest of the Japanese house, with perhaps a charcoal burner to heat tea in the foreground? |
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| View down on the Japanese Garden |
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| The garden fills a small canyon |
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| Moon Bridge |
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| Wisteria arbor |
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| The Rose Garden (1956) |
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| Rosa 'Rhapsody in Blue' maybe |
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| Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer'/Peruvian Lily (KSS) |
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| Cynara cardunculus/Artichokes |
Next: The Huntington Art Gallery and Library.
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