Yuko-En on the Elkhorn - Summary

The Commonwealth’s Official

Kentucky Japan Friendship Garden

 

-  Phase I is complete for the nearly six acre Official Kentucky-Japan Friendship Garden.

A place created to show of the friendship with our Sister City, Tahara Japan …where area citizens and visitors from around the world are enjoying the Bluegrass landscape in a Japanese style stroll garden.

 

-  Strolling paths, bridges, waterfalls, Elkhorn Creek Viewing Pavilion, Zen Rock garden, Japanese Koi (fish), Japanese lanterns, Kiln house and native trees and cane of Kentucky.

 

- Open daily from dawn until dusk.  Admission is free.

 

- Estimated over 50,000 visitors annually to Georgetown-Scott County from around the United States and several other countries.

 

- Of this visitation, nearly 5,000 participate in formal educational programs or tours for the Scott Education and Community Foundation’s purpose of offering enhanced life-long learning. 

 

- The roof and walls are complete for the Future Four Seasons Environmental Education Villa.  The building was designed by GBBN.  Funds are needed to complete the interior of the building to enhance year-round programming. See a picture of the Villa below.                                               

 

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- the Kentucky Japanese Pottery Center is now on site to fire pottery.  We hope to add more kilns. See picture below.

 

    Call to make a reservation for your demonstration or to set up a class for your group.

 

    Site Needs:

  • Funds or donations are needed to help with completion of the Four Seasons Environmental Education villa, a place for the community to participate in year-round, life-long educational opportunities.  We will need donations for the heating and air units, two unisex bathrooms, a complete catering kitchen as well as for interior program needs such as finishing walls and floors and purchasing tables, chairs, and office needs.  If you or your group can assist us with completion, we will have a year round building to enhance educational opportunities.

  • Funds are needed to enhance the Kentucky Japanese Pottery Center where we now fire Japanese inspired Kentucky made raku pottery. 

  • We now have an open-air tea house for ceremonies and school presentations. 

    The open-air Tea House is now on  site in the Maple Grove.

     

    ALSO:

    Funds or donations are needed to continue to enhance areas and provide `detailing' or creation of `rooms' within the garden.

    We have Eagle Scout projects available at Yuko-En.  One scout is seeking funds to mark all the planted trees in the garden for educational purposes.

    Please let us know how you can help. Call 502-316-4554.

    Volunteers Needed:

The garden was created by donations and in-kind services.

Contact the program Director if you would like to assist in any way.  

    Tour Guides:

    Docents or volunteers are needed to lead guided tours of the site. The Program Director and Trustees will help train you to conduct guided tours.

    Garden Upkeep:

    Volunteers are needed to help with general maintenance of the site.  We have no maintenance staff and recently lost our support that helped with mowing of the garden which is nearly six acres.  Let us know what you can do to help us to keep the garden beautiful.

We always need help beyond the self-policing of the garden. If you can help with weeding, watering, raking the Zen Rock Garden, picking up trash, construction projects and other improvements, we could use your help.  Contact the Program Director and you or your group will be put to work. 

       

Donations:

If you or your group would like to help improve the garden and/or its programs with a monetary donation simply send your check to:

Scott Education and Community Foundation

Attn: Yuko-En on the Elkhorn

400 East College Street

Georgetown, Kentucky 40324

The Foundation is a registered non-profit organization.  You may `ear-mark' the donation for a particular need if you desire.

For more information call 502-316-4554.

SCHEDULE YOUR EVENT

Weddings, family reunions and renewal of vows are popular at Yuko-En on the Elkhorn as we may be the most photographed place in the area. Call today to reserve your date.  The Villa is not complete so it is not for rent at this time.  The garden is available for rent for a minimum donation of $200 which covers one mowing of the site. Please contact the Program Director to make your reservations: 502-316-4554.

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