This is Roy Imazu of the Southern California Gardeners’ Federation, testifying at a L.A. City Council blower ban hearing, in 1996. The photograph is by Mario G. Reyes. This picture is part of a collection of Mario G. Reyes/The Rafu Shimpo (NRC.2000.202.13)

This picture is part of the Landscaping America:Beyond the Japanese Garden exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum, which will run from June 17, 2007 until October 21, 2007. To learn more about Landscaping America, please visit the Japanese American National Museum website.

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