Anderson Gardens AA Meeting

The last Anderson Gardens AA Meeting of the season!

Thursday 10/27 at 5:00pm

Admission @3:30 to enjoy the garden before the meeting

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Anderson Gardens AA Meeting is a meeting that occurs on the first Thursday of each month May through October. This is an additional date and will be the final meeting of the 2022 season. Thank you for attending our meetings this year. We hope to see you again in 2023.

Anderson Gardens, Rockford, IL History: Construction of Anderson Japanese Gardens began in 1978, when Rockford businessman John Anderson was inspired by a visit to the Portland Japanese Garden in Oregon. With the ongoing assistance of renowned Master Craftsman and designer Hoichi Kurisu, the Andersons’ swampy backyard along Rockford’s Spring Creek was transformed into a Japanese-style landscape. From groundbreaking to today, the placement of every rock, alignment of every tree, and layout of all paths has been made with careful consideration by Mr. Kurisu. In 1998, John and Linda Anderson donated the Gardens as a supported organization to the Rockford Rotary Charitable Association. It now exists as a not-for-profit entity and continues to grow and change to this day.