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Good Day Sacramento Visit
It’s a beautiful garden that will soon be open to the public! Sade Browne is in Davis, taking a tour of this stunning space ahead of its grand opening.
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Find peace, inspiration at Huei's Garden
California Local highlights Huei's April garden tours in Davis, inviting visitors to stroll her Asian-inspired oasis and learn about her feng shui informed design.
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Good Day Sacramento Visit
“It’s a beautiful day to get out in the garden—especially this one!”
Huei’s Garden hosted a summer kick-off tour to support the Comprehensive Cerebral Palsy Program at Shriners Children’s Northern California.
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Sacramento News & Review Article for upcoming fundraiser
See the local blogspot preview and details about Huei’s Garden tour fundraiser.
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Sacramento News & Review Article
Chinese Landscape Architecture Weekly Article
Huei Young transforms a modest suburban yard into an immersive, East-meets-West landscape through inventive materials and layout, and then shares it with the community to raise funds—demonstrating how thoughtful design can enrich both place and people.
Davis Enterprise Hospice Article
The California Aggie — Davis garden tour fundraiser for Yolo Hospice
The California Aggie covered Huei Young’s open-garden fundraiser for Yolo Hospice, highlighting the garden’s beauty and Huei’s commitment to community care.
Davis Enterprise
Asian-garden tour to support Yolo Hospice
The Davis Enterprise announced Huei Young’s open-garden fundraiser for Yolo Hospice, inviting visitors to 234 Luz Place for a drop-in tour with a suggested $25 donation and light refreshments. The article highlights Huei’s decades of feng-shui–guided design and the garden’s role in local community service.
Huei’s Garden Proves a Perennial Attraction
A Modern Home in North Davis has gained renown as a peaceful, meditative – yet somehow frolicking – place, thanks to good press and regular TV coverage… READ MORE
Sacramento Bee — Finding comfort in Huei’s garden
In her Sacramento Bee “Seeds” column, Debbie Arrington profiles Huei Young and announces April open-garden tours at 234 Luz Place to benefit Shriners Children’s Comprehensive Cerebral Palsy Program. The story shares how Huei’s Asian-inspired oasis offers solace after the passing of her husband, Frank, and how the tours invite the community to experience the garden’s harmony and healing.
Sacramento Bee — A bittersweet moment in Huei’s garden
Feng Shui expert Huei Young opens her private Davis oasis for charity…
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The Sacramento Bee —
Davis oasis in tune with nature
Home & Garden cover feature on Huei’s Davis oasis—an Asian-inspired retreat where positive energy and careful design flow through every corner.
Good Day Sacramento Visit
In June 2011 Good Day Sacramento did its second interview with Huei Young.
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World Journal Article
Frank Young, an artist living with cerebral palsy, has spent over ten years quietly organizing and delivering hot meals to lonely or disabled elderly Davis residents. Alongside his wife, Huei Young, he braves all weather conditions to ensure that those who cannot leave their homes still receive proper nourishment and companionship. In recognition of this tireless volunteerism, Assemblymember Mariko Yamada invited the couple to Sacramento on December 4, 2009, and awarded them certificates of appreciation on the Assembly floor—celebrating their remarkable contributions to the well-being of the local community.
World Journal: Huei’s “Magical Garden” Opens for Visits
A World Journal feature invites the public to tour Huei Young’s Davis garden, describing its bridge, ponds, and Asian-inspired plantings. The article notes that Huei often opens her private oasis to visitors and community groups, sharing beauty while supporting local causes.
Chinese Newspaper Article
On May 14, 2007, California State Assemblymember Alan Nakanishi presented Huei Young with a certificate of appreciation on the floor of the State Capitol in Sacramento. For many years, Huei Young has graciously opened her private “Oriental Garden” in Davis for public tours, raising funds for a variety of local charities—including Shriners Hospitals for Children—as well as hosting seniors and people with disabilities. Assemblymember Nakanishi lauded her for combining artistic landscape design with an unwavering commitment to community welfare, noting that her elegant arrangements of water features, stones, and plantings create an oasis that both uplifts visitors and supports those in need. Through these tours and her hospitable spirit, Huei Young has become a model of civic generosity—demonstrating how private passion can blossom into a public good.
Chinese Landscape Architecture Weekly:
“Meticulous Design, Passing on Love” — A Private Garden in Davis, USA
This 2007 feature from Chinese Landscape Architecture Weekly profiles Huei Young’s Davis courtyard garden. On a compact 213 m² lot, Huei uses Feng Shui principles, mirrors and shoji-like glass walls to expand sightlines and light, while layered plantings, a stone waterfall and a red footbridge add movement and depth. The article highlights her “small space, big vision” approach and notes that she regularly opens the garden for charity, sharing its beauty with the community.
Who needs facts when you’ve got fiction? — The Davis Enterprise
In his trademark column, Bob Dunning urges readers to visit Huei Young’s award-winning garden on Sunday, April 24. The open-house fundraiser—$20 with Asian finger food—benefits the Short-Term Emergency Aid Committee (STEAC), with tickets available at Redwood Barn or through STEAC.
Garden Tour — International House Davis Newsletter
The I-House September newsletter invites the public to a fundraising tour of Huei Young’s Oriental garden, plus several UC Davis Arboretum gardens. Tickets are $15 (map & guide included), with Asian food served at Huei’s home and French fare at the Arboretum gazebo.
Gorgeous gardens — The Davis Enterprise
The Enterprise spotlights an International House Davis fundraiser garden tour, where Huei Young and fellow docents guide visitors through her feng-shui-inspired North Davis garden and other UC Davis Arboretum collections. Tickets include tasting menus and a detailed map, with proceeds benefiting I-House programs.
Backyard Gardens: Small Treasures — The Morning News
Dan Vierria profiles Huei Young’s compact Davis garden—layered with water features, redwood structures and feng-shui details—showing how thoughtful design turns a 20-foot-deep yard into a serene oasis featured in Great Gardens in Small Spaces.
Wuxi delegation visits Davis — The Davis Enterprise
A 10-person delegation from Wuxi, China — led by former mayor Cai Yu — spent the day in Davis touring Novozymes Biotech, the UC Davis Arboretum, and the North Davis home of Frank and Huei Young. The visit strengthened the sister-city bond and explored exchanges in education, forestry, and environmental tourism.
Sacramento Bee
Small Treasure: Every Inch of Huei’s Garden Is Designed for Maximum Effect
In this Sacramento Bee profile, Dan Vierra delves into how Huei Young meticulously transformed every square foot of her Davis backyard over fifteen years into a layered, Asian-inspired oasis. Through mirrored walls, glass doors, carefully placed stones and handcrafted furnishings, she turns a tight space into a tranquil retreat that maximizes both form and function.
Calm and beauty — The Davis Enterprise
Feature on Huei Young’s North Davis home and garden, highlighting her feng-shui design and announcing the “Feng Shui for Life” seminar set for Sept 28.
The Davis Enterprise — Spring heralds garden tours
The Davis Enterprise previewed upcoming garden tours in Woodland and Davis, featuring Huei Young’s Asian-inspired backyard. Described as “a soothing place” with a small bridge, ponds, and feng-shui plantings, the article invited the public to explore local gardens during the spring tour weekend.
Gardening Dynamo Turns Her Streng and Eichler Homes into Places That Heal
From CA Modern’s “Streng Spotlight,” this feature by David Toerge shows how Huei Young has transformed two very different Northern California houses—a classic Streng home in Davis and a mid-century Eichler in Palo Alto—into seamless indoor–outdoor sanctuaries. Through custom trellises, red accents, walls of glass and carefully curated plantings, each residence becomes both living room and living garden, offering balance, beauty and a profound sense of healing.
