Camouflage Garden to Be Opened to Public
Starting today, the Japanese garden that camouflages Los Angeles’ Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in the Sepulveda Basin will be open for tours. Reservations are required.
The opening of the 6.5-acre garden, originally planned for the end of last year, was postponed by “leaks in the lakes, paper work, and trying to sift through the very good ideas presented by a lot of experts and a lot of people,” said Doris Meyer, San Fernando Valley deputy for Mayor Tom Bradley.
City officials say the garden’s plants and buildings are too delicate to open the site to general public use without first training tour guides, setting up security and creating rules for private uses, such as community meetings and weddings. Bradley is expected to establish a citizens’ committee to recommend a policy governing use of the garden.
Reservations for the tour may be obtained by calling (818) 989-8166.
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