{"id":630,"date":"2022-11-01T16:44:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T16:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheekwood.local\/discover\/botanical-garden-arboretum\/explore-the-gardens\/blevins-japanese-garden\/"},"modified":"2022-12-22T20:28:46","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T20:28:46","slug":"blevins-japanese-garden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/discover\/botanical-garden-arboretum\/explore-the-gardens\/blevins-japanese-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Blevins Japanese Garden (Sh\u014dmu-en)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"banner banner--split\" style=\"background-color: ;\"><div class=\"banner__overlay\" style=\"background-color: ;\"><\/div><div class=\"banner__content\"><h1>Blevins Japanese Garden (Sh\u014dmu-en)<\/h1>\n<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"banner__image\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blevins-Japanese-Garden_2021_WarnerTidwell-1.jpg\" alt=\"Blevins Japanese Garden 2021\" \/><\/div><!-- .banner -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Inspired by Japanese Culture<\/h2>\n<p>The Blevins Japanese Garden (Sh\u014dmu-en) was created by David Harris Engel. The garden guides visitors on a meditative journey to an idyllic image of a mountain retreat. Engel named the garden \u201cSh\u014dmu-en,\u201d which translates to \u201cpine-mist forest.\u201d This garden transcends cultures by connecting eastern garden design with the native Tennessee landscape. The mist in \u201cpine-mist forest\u201d is suggested by the feathered and light-textured flowers of the smoke bush (Cotinus coggyria) that bloom in late summer. The black pines are pruned to appear windswept, with their needles contrasting beautifully with the softness of the Cotinus.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"buttons buttons--left\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Japanese-Garden.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Download Digital Booklet\" title=\"Download Digital Booklet\">Download Digital Booklet<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlevinsJapaneseGarden-2.png\" alt=\"Blevins Japanese Garden\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<section class=\"blockquote\"><div class=\"blockquote__wrap\"><div class=\"blockquote__quote\">\n                <blockquote class=\"blockquote__text\">In 2012, Melba and Bill Blevins honored their family\u2019s vision by generously supporting and commissioning a master plan for the renovation and restoration of the Japanese Garden. Thanks to their support, the planning for long-awaited garden enhancements to address aging horticulture and accessibility for all within the Japanese Garden was finally completed.<\/blockquote><\/div><\/div><\/section>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Inspired by Japanese Culture The Blevins Japanese Garden (Sh\u014dmu-en) was created by David Harris Engel. 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