Central Park Rose Garden
Experience the breathtaking delight of strolling among over 2,000 rose bushes, enjoy our tiered center fountain, cross over a babbling brook or simply sit listening to birdsong by the upper pond. Our visit to this city consisted of seeing the City Hall, St John the Evangelist Parish Church, Nott Memorial, General Electric Realty Plot and this garden. This beautifully maintained plot is a small part of the ~1000 acre Central Park.
Here we found several small parties taking photos of themselves and the lively flowers. Nationally ranked, the Schenectady Rose Garden is located at the Wright Avenue entrance to Central Park. Designed in 1959, the first 400 rose bushes were planted in April of 1960, with more following in the fall.
The next year several hundred more hybrid teas, floribunda and grandiflora roses were added. In the coming years, the rockery pool, triangular fountain and reflection pool were built. Rose & Flower Garden Established as a rose garden in the early 1990's, this garden has been expanded to include a diversity of flowering plants that attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
New rose plantings feature tried. 12 reviews and 93 photos of CENTRAL PARK ROSE GARDEN "Verdant greenery pops with an artist's palette of summertime colors at the Central Park Rose Garden. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality, taste and beauty of this formal garden.
Part of the Schenectady Parks department, this garden is maintained by staff and volunteers and free to the public. A three. History of the Central Park Rose garden 1959 Col.
Charles D. Brown Designer of the Rose Garden 1960 First 400 rose bushes planted 1965 View of the stone garden walls 1966 Mayor Ellis crowns Rose Queen at Annual Rose Festival 1967 Early garden view 1970 Rose Garden at its peak 1995 Rose Garden Restoration Committee formed to maintain garden 1996 1st annual Garden Party fundraiser 1997 Crime. As you tour the garden, we would like to mention the construction of the pergola in 2017, the planting of the shade perennial hillside garden and the redesign of the Wright Ave main entrance into the park in 2024.
Other features in the garden include the entry staircase and gatehouse completed in 2009, the spectacular fountain constructed in the spring of 2011, the spring pond in the northwest. Central Park Rose Garden, Schenectady: See 166 reviews, articles, and 113 photos of Central Park Rose Garden, ranked No.2 on Tripadvisor among 52 attractions in Schenectady. A small man-made creek, arched bridge, and pond provide a water garden.
There's a small hill that provides a back drop with a modern metal sculpture and stairs leading you to the rest of Central Park. According to the sign, this park won third place in a 2010 national competition of rose gardens. Located in the heart of Schenectady, where Wright Avenue and Central Parkway meet, the Central Park Rose Garden has been a favorite place for strolling, reflecting, taking family or wedding photos, and hosting events for over 60 years.