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Japanese Garden Redesign

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To learn more about visiting the garden visit AshlandJapaneseGarden.org.

On November 2, 2020, APRC broke ground on the Japanese Garden redesign in Lithia Park. Japanese Garden in Lithia Park

View the City Council presentation on October 20, 2020 (presentation begins at 1:01:08).

View the November 2, 2020 site tour video, courtesy 'Ashland Jim.'

View the raw footage from the November 2 tour:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

View the amended site plan.
View the tree protection plan.

In 2018 the Ashland Parks Foundation received a $1.3 million gift earmarked to create an authentic Japanese Garden in Lithia Park. Jeff Mangin and the Marechal family of Normandy, France donated the funds in remembrance of Jeff’s late first wife, Beatrice Marechal, who passed away several years ago.

Read more about the history of of implementing the Japanese Garden Redesign.

Visit the Lithia Park page

Visit the APRC at AshlandParksandRec.org or call 541.488.5340 for more information.