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The good garden blog is about sharing garden inspiration and ideas from historic gardens around the world and some right next door.  Garden stories explore garden history, design, and the garden people behind famous and not-so-famous gardens.  My garden photographs span dozens of places across 5 continents.  Please join me in celebrating good garden design.

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Gothic Bridge, 94th street.
Gothic Bridge, 94th street.
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Glen Span Bridge (102nd street)
Glen Span Bridge (102nd street)
SE Reservoir Bridge. 1865.
SE Reservoir Bridge. 1865.
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Driprock bridge, 1860.
Driprock bridge, 1860.
Bridge No. 27. SW Reservoir.
Bridge No. 27. SW Reservoir.
Gothic Bridge, 94th street. thegoodgarden|centralpark|nyc|davidcalle|05378.jpg Glen Span Bridge (102nd street) SE Reservoir Bridge. 1865. thegoodgarden|centralpark|nyc|davidcalle|05375.jpg Driprock bridge, 1860. Bridge No. 27. SW Reservoir.

Let it snow!

David November 15, 2018

Calvert Vaux, the visionary architect behind New York City’s Central Park, would have marked his birthday on Dec 20, 1824.  So this seems an appropriate time to celebrate his Central Park bridges.  Each one is unique; an ornament tucked into the broader landscape.... made all the more beautiful by fresh snowfall...

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In Picturesque Tags Calvert Vaux, Central Park, New York, Jacob Wrey Mould, Bridges, US, New York City
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