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The Moriyama Japanese Garden
 The
Moriyama Japanese Garden located on the grounds of Ewing Cultural
Center was established in 1986 as an example of the friendship
between the cities of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, U.S.A., and
Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. Portions of a Japanese garden installed
in 1982 were reinstalled at the new site on the northwest edge
of the property.
This garden was designed by Yamada Landscape located in Asahikawa
and installed by Landscape Design in Bloomington. Masanori Uchilda,
executive director of Yamada Nursery, his son, Norihiko Uchilda,
and Shinsaku Kobota, owner of Asahikawa Landscape, flew to Bloomington
on May 12, 1986, to personally create the garden. Local residents
volunteered to work alongside the guests from northern Japan. Local
nurserymen donated both time and materials. The garden is named
in honor of Motoichi Moriyama, the first chairperson of the friendship
committee in Asahikawa.
The
Moriyama Garden has been the site of celebrations and ceremonies
and is as beautiful in spring as it is after a winter snow. The
garden provides a place for quiet contemplation and a beautiful
site for hundreds of people who enjoy it each night of the summer
when they come to the Illinois Shakespeare Festival.
Genevieve Green Gardens
 In
the Fall of 2006, construction begins on the Genevieve Green
Gardens, a large landscaping project made possible by a bequest from
Bruce Green in honor of his wife, Genevieve. When completed,
this garden will encompass the entire Ewing Cultural Site.
Please visit
http://www.genevievegreengardens.ilstu.edu/ to read more and to
monitor the progress of this exciting project, which is scheduled to
be dedicated in the fall of 2007.
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