Above and below and some of the views of the walled garden, one of the highlights of the Untermyer Garden in Yonkers.I also included a picture of the Temple of Love that overlooks a waterfall. Most of the rest of the gardens have not been restored to the glory they held back in the day when 60 gardeners tended its 150 acres with plants supplied by 60 greenhouses. What is restored is worth seeing, and there's no charge entry.
You can learn more about the gardens and the man behind them, Samuel Untermyer, at
http://www.untermyergardens.org/. As the pamphlet in the garden and the site says, "Samuel Untermyer was born in Virginia in 1858, and moved to New York City after the Civil War. He was a partner in the law firm of Guggenheimer, Untermyer & Marshall, and was the first lawyer in America to earn a one million dollar fee on a single case."
The site offers a lot more in-depth information, including
an article by Greogory Kupsky that gives further insight into the response of German-American Jews to Hitler's increasing power and how Untemeyer clashed with others in pushing for a boycott of Germany.
This is the better side of the ampitheater. As you can see form the picture below it, the other side is in much need of repair.
See more photos of the garden that I posted on
Pinterest. If you don't get to Yonkers but do get to the northern part of Central Park, check out the fountain adorned by the sculpture of the Three Dancing Maidens there with a plauque for Untemyer. see
https://www.pinterest.com/writewaypro/conservatory-garden-at-central-park/
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