Syringa oblata Syringa oblata Syringa oblata is a species in the genus "Syringa", in the family Oleaceae. It is also known as early blooming lilac or broadleaf lilac. Similar to "Syringa vulgaris", but flowers earlier and has very different leaves. Most commonly seen lilac species in China. Gravelly mountains, roadsides, stream banks, thickets, valleys, and woods. 100-2600m altitude. China: Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, and northwest Sichuan provinces. Korea: Throughout. Widely cultivated in most areas of China. Many hybrids are cultivated throughout Europe and the Americas, including numerous cultivars of "S." X "hyacinthiflora". "Oblata"
The Japanese Garden The Japanese Garden The Japanese Garden is a public Japanese garden located on the grounds of the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant adjacent to Woodley Park, in the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area of the central San Fernando Valley. It is in the community of Lake Balboa, adjacent to the Van Nuys and Encino neighborhood. Its name in Japanese is "SuihoEn" meaning "garden of water and fragrance." The idea of having a Japanese Garden adjacent to a water reclamation plant was conceived by Donald C. Tillman. The garden’s purpose was to demonstrate a positive use of reclaimed water, in what is usually