Unit 86 member Dewey Webster will join us Thursday, June 5th to present a lecture on the aesthetic influences and history of the various stone lanterns dotted throughout the Garden.
From the speaker:
My interest in Japanese Gardens can be attributed to my first visit to the Imperial Villa in Katsura near Kyoto in 1963.
Over the years of living in and traveling to Japan, I became particularly interested in the stone carvings, such that when I became a garden guide in 2004, I wanted to learn about (and photograph) those in our garden.
As I did I shared that knowledge with garden guides through “study guides “ and participating in guide training programs. Eventually I wrote a booklet, organized along a walking route
which passes all of them. In this event, I will talk about stone carvings in general and some of them in more detail.
Dewey Webster, March 2025
Entry to the garden is free the whole day from noon to closing for Free First Thursday.
Supported in part by 4Culture.
Final entry to the garden is 45 minutes before closing.