Normandale Japanese Garden

In Bloomington, there’s a beautiful garden that’s considered a hidden gem. The Normandale Japanese Garden has been around for nearly a half-century. It’s located behind Normandale Community College.

CBS News: 40,000 visitors a year flock to Japanese garden at Normandale Community College

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40,000 visitors a year flock to Japanese garden at Normandale Community College

Star Tribune: Bunnie Aaze, co-founder of the Normandale Japanese Garden, dies of COVID-19 complications at 90

If you have ever admired the cherry blossoms at Normandale Japanese Garden, or strolled the pond and drum-shaped red bridge, you have connected with Bunnie Aaze. Aaze (pronounced Ozzie) co-founded the ...

Bunnie Aaze, co-founder of the Normandale Japanese Garden, dies of COVID-19 complications at 90

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Many gardens are in full bloom this time of year. But there's a place in Bloomington that seems to be budding year-round. Hidden behind the brick buildings that make up ...

If you take a little drive out beyond Edina and into Bloomington, you could find yourself at Normandale Community College. You might note that the buildings look attractively modern and the grounds ...

Term 3 has come and (almost) gone, it’s time for September school holiday activities! Council’s community centres are bustling with a wide variety of workshops and activities across many age groups including a Japanese cooking workshop, a parent/child painting session, children’s musical development, comic drawing, plus lots more.

Fox 12 Oregon: Normandale Park shooter pleads guilty to killing 1, wounding 5

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PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - On Wednesday, Benjamin Smith, the man accused of killing one woman and injuring five others during a protest in Normandale Park in early 2022, pled guilty all nine charges he ...

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