URL:   http://www.csulb.edu/~jgarden/main.html  Name: Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden    Alternate Name:   Address: 1250 Bellflower Blvd California State University  Mailing Address:   City: Long Beach  State: California  Postal Code: 90804  Country: UNITED STATES  Latitude/Longitude: lat=33.78559; long=-118.120743 Find Gardens Nearby Weather:   Phone: +1.562.985.8885  Fax:   E-Mail: jschelin@csulb.edu  Contact: Jeanette Schelin  Designer(s): Edward R. Lovell; revised by Kawana Kôichi  Contruction Date: 1981  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 8am - 3:30pm; Sunday noon - 4pm  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1996  Last Updated: 12/24/2000  JGarden Description: This 1.3 acre garden managed by CSU, Long Beach, was built through the generosity of Mrs. Loraine Miller Collins in memory of her late husband, Earl Burns Miller. After three years of planning, Mrs. Collins selected a local landscape architect, Edward Lovell to design the garden. It was dedicated in April 1981. Annual events include: a Bonsai exhibit in February, Girl's day, Boys day, Orchid and Ikebana classes, Origami and Chrysanthemum festivals, and a Koi auction. The garden is available for tours, outdoor classroom drawing and painting, photography, recreation, weddings, receptions and photo sessions. Current staff include: Nobayasu Koreeda, Gardener Jeanette Schelin, Director Dr. Vergil Hettick, Curator Alison Redfoot, Education Coordinator Bibliography Aranow, Ina. "A Cloud Darkens a Garden, Japanese-Style Creation Weathers Controversy." Los Angeles Times. January 5, 1982, p D-1.

When I look at your island Where the love bird dwells I see today also The andromeda blooming. Oshi no sumu Kimi ga kono shima Kyô mireba Ashibi no hana mo Saki ni keru kamo.   Mikata no Ohogimi   Manyôshuû, vol. 20, no. 5411   trans. by M.V. Otake