John P. Humes created this Japanese stroll garden in Mill Neck after a 1960 trip to Kyoto, shaping it as a place for quiet walking and contemplation. Designed between 1962 and 1965 by Douglas and Jone DeFaya, the original two-acre garden centered on an imported Ashikaga-period-style tea house and used winding paths, stepping stones, lanterns, bamboo, moss, a waterfall, and a koi pond to create a symbolic hillside landscape beside the sea. After periods of neglect, restoration, expansion, and changing management, it reopened in 2017. Now covering seven acres, it remains significant for adapting Japanese garden aesthetics to a Long Island setting.

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