Founded as an educational resource for the Cal State University Long Beach campus and community, the garden advances the university’s ongoing interest in international education and student engagement. The garden is a combination of typical elements of Japanese garden design, the Southern California location and the vision of its founder. The founder’s vision was for…
Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
Photography Monday: Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden Part II
Situated on the campus of Cal State University Long Beach, this 1.3 acre Hill and Pond Japanese-style garden was built through a generous donation from Mrs. Loraine Miller Collins in honor of her late husband Earl Burns Miller. In the planning stages for three years, construction began in the summer of 1980 and the garden was dedicated in the…
Photography Monday: Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
About a week ago, we were visiting the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden at Cal State Long Beach to reconnoiter for an upcoming event. While we were inspecting the tent, this crane decided it was time for lunch so he swooped in and scooped up a small koi. He swallowed it whole. We came out into the garden…