Untermyer Park and Gardens in Yonkers, NY

9/22/2018

Totally terrific gardens tended by a very dedicated staff. In addition to the flowers, shrubs, and trees the Persian -type architecture, the beautiful mosaics, and the view of the Hudson all add to the enchantment. Free and open seven days a week! Easy free parking either in the parking lot or on the street. You'll want to spend at least an hour and half there. I did go on a Sunday docent-led tour; a $10.00 donation per person for tours helps support the garden! I really enjoyed learning about the history of the garden with this knowledgeable guide. Sometimes the tours are more geared towards horticulture, which would be interesting, also. Always check online for the most current days, hours, tours, and special events at Untermyer Park and Gardens.
Afterwards, I walked to a nearby Italian restaurant called Gianna's with excellent food ( brick-oven pizza and much more), a nice ambience, and reasonable prices ( although there was easy and free parking right at the restaurant, so I wish I had driven there!)

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Katherine Wagner-Reiss has her botany Certificate from the New York Botanical Garden, where she is a volunteer tour guide.
She has a special interest in native plants and in the scientific and the common names of plants.

She credits Botanary and Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder and Wikipedia and Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners by William T. Stern ( 1992) as the excellent sources of most of the etymologies of plant names on this site.