These gardens were once one of the most highly visited gardens in the United States, but, for various reasons, had fallen into ruin. In the last several years, restoration work has attempted to bring the gardens back to their original glory.
When I visited in March of last year, the gardens were only starting to break their winter dormancy. Spouse and I were able to return in September of 2019, and I want to share some of those pictures with you. Alas, the gardens are temporarily closed due to the coronavirus.
Across the Hudson River, you can see the Palisades rock formations on the New Jersey side of the river.
Isadora Duncan once danced here.
The amphitheater, still in restoration.
A beautiful rock formation.
Another view of the Palisades, and a peek at the gardens.
Join Yogi and the other bloggers who watch the sky at #SkywatchFriday.
"U" day at the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. My theme is "America the Beautiful".
What a beautiful park! Love the Gate to the Garden of Love ;)
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Lovely shots!
ReplyDeleteLovely old park. I never get tired of the Palisades.
ReplyDeleteDo sad to see it go to ruin, but I love the symbolism (at this point in our history) of it being brought back to it's beauty.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a nice place....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot of the amphitheater and the sky above. Looks like an amazing park, and nice to hear it is being restored!
ReplyDeleteI love to see these beautiful old parks. And even more when they are being restored!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear the gardens are coming back. Pretty locale.
ReplyDeleteThat's great it is being restored. Gardens are a wonderful place to walk and enjoy the outdoors. - Margy
ReplyDeleteIt looks a wonderful place to visit.
ReplyDeleteOne wonders what happened to the gardens but also one is glad that they are trying to restore them. Things don't run themselves.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!!