Conservatory Garden, Central Park, New York City

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Conservatory Garden, Central Park
Conservatory Garden, Central Park
Author: Jim.henderson (Creative Commons CC0)


The Conservatory Garden is the only formal garden in Central Park, New York City. It stands on the site formerly occupied by the park conservatory, where cuttings were hardened ahead of planting. The conservatory made way for the garden in 1937.

The Conservatory Garden is composed of three sections. It is entered through the Vanderbilt Gate at Fifth Avenue and 105th Street. The Vanderbilt Gate are wrought iron gates designed by George Brown Post for Cornelius Vanderbilt II's mansion, which stood at the corner of 58th Street and Fifth Avenue.

A feature of the Conservatory Garden is the Untermyer Fountain, donated to the city by the family of Samuel Untermyer in 1947. The garden is also noted for a section which bursts into blooms of tulips in the spring, and Korean chrysanthemums in the fall.

The Conservatory Garden fell into disrepair after the Second World War, and by the early 1970's was turning into a wasteland. It was beautifully restored in the 1980's, and reopened to the public in June, 1987.

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