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  • The gardens of a lifetime

    Nov 27, 2019 10:45 am by Dave EvensenCampus Life
    James Bier stands in the gardens outside the Japan House at U of I. Bier is the creator and designer of the gardens. (Photo by Jesse Wallace.)

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    • James Bier stands in the gardens outside the Japan House at U of I. Bier is the creator and designer of the gardens. (Photo by Jesse Wallace.)

    At 92, James Bier still pursues perfection at the Japan House gardens he designed and installed.