The Korean American Association of Greater Cleveland just revealed their design concept for a Korean Cultural Garden on the northern end of MLK Jr. Drive, opposite the Albanian Cultural Garden.  With iconic details from Korean cultural history it promises to be a stellar addition to the 29 existing Cultural Gardens.  See the design overview below.

Design for new Korean Cultural Garden

The Croatian Cultural Garden’s phase 2 design has just been released and work begun on getting the requisite approvals and then construction in 2013.

Briefly, phase two extends the very popular water course further up the hillside in combination with a meandering stone & rock stair that parallels the water course, provides an overlook and seating along the way and ends on the East Blvd level with a small overlook plaza and benches.  In the future, phase 3 will feature a large plaza and gathering area with various Croatian cultural elements all on the East Blvd level.  See a sketch of Phase 2, below.

Phase 2 Croatian Garden hillside from MLK Jr. Drive to East Blvd

The Serbian Cultural Garden announces their annual golf outing to benefit the Garden.  Takes place on Saturday, July 13, 2013 with tee times starting at 11:00 AM

Held at Sleepy Hollow Golf Course, 9445 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, OH 44141

For more information call 216-986-1910 or go to www.serbianculturalgarden.org

Recent research inquiry trying to list all of the sculptures of athletes in the City of Cleveland.  Asked if any in Cultural Gardens.  Answer is no.  The Gardens charter, now constitution, forbids the inclusion of any sports figure in the Gardens.  However, some might consider Friedrich Jahn in the German Cultural Garden as an athlete since he started gymnastics in the 19th Century.  And in the humorous department you might count the earliest known visage of Chief Wahoo who someone carved into two rocks in the Hebrew Garden in the 1930’s.  See photo.

Indian profile--Hebrew Garden