Japanese Garden

A celebration to mark the completion of the first Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal building was held at the Japanese Gardens on 11 Nov 2022.

The Japanese Garden at Cowden was commissioned by the explorer Ella Christie in 1908 after an inspiring visit to Kyoto. The garden was created by Taki Handa, the only woman credited with the design of a garden of its type. The Japanese Garden was destroyed by vandals in 1963 and it was almost lost forever, until a careful restoration project by a charitable trust began in
2014.

The Gardens received £750,000 of the UK Government CRD funding to support restoration and development works with the underlying aim of bringing employment, education and skills development opportunities to local communities. The investment has helped restore the historic gardens with the addition of a traditional thatched garden pavilion included in the works. As result the Gardens have seen their visitor numbers rise and a further £200,000 of other external capital funding has so far been invested.

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