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Wave Hill Gardens (on the Hudson River) (July 2011)

Wave Hill is a former estate, with much history, which is comprised of 28 acres of gardens, greenhouses and woodlands perched on a hill overlooking the Hudson River and the Palisades. In 1843, jurist William Lewis Morris built Wave Hill House as a country home. From 1866-1903, William Henry Appleton owned the house. He enlarged it in 1866-69 and again in 1890. During that time, it was leased to prominent New Yorkers, including Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. and his son Teddy, as well as to Mark Twain. In 1903, George W. Perkins, a partner of J.P. Morgan, purchased Wave Hill House. Perkins devoted his time and energy to planning the grounds with gardens, terraces and greenhouses. It has been open to the public since 1965, five years after the Perkins-Freeman family deeded the property to the City of New York. Wave Hill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is an incredibly serene, urban oasis, filled with bountiful gardens, well-landscaped grounds, and spectacular views of the Hudson River and the Palisades. It is a treasure that shouldn't be missed.
Wave Hill Gardens on the Hudson River in Bronx, NY cover page.
Wave Hill Gardens on the Hudson River in Bronx, NY cover page.		 Map of the Bronx showing Wave Hill near the Hudson River.
Map of the Bronx showing Wave Hill near the Hudson River.		 Sign welcoming visitors to Wave Hill and laying down the garden's ground rules.
Sign welcoming visitors to Wave Hill and laying down the garden's ground rules.		 View of the pergola, an Italianate structure with a view of the Hudson River and 500-foot-high Palisades on the opposite shore.
View of the pergola, an Italianate structure with a view of the Hudson River and 500-foot-high Palisades on the opposite shore.
View of the Hudson River from Wave Hill.
View of the Hudson River from Wave Hill.		 The Perkins Visitors Center and the Shop at Wave Hill. The building opened in 2004.
The Perkins Visitors Center and the Shop at Wave Hill. The building opened in 2004.		 Close-up of the visitors center and shop.
Close-up of the visitors center and shop.		 A small garden with amusing plant covered chairs near the Perkins Visitors Center.
A small garden with amusing plant covered chairs near the Perkins Visitors Center.
Side view of the Wave Hill House, a Greek Revival home built in 1843-44 by William Lewis Morris, a New York City attorney.
Side view of the Wave Hill House, a Greek Revival home built in 1843-44 by William Lewis Morris, a New York City attorney.		 During my visit, it was under renovation as can be seen by the barricade.
During my visit, it was under renovation as can be seen by the barricade.		 It was leased to prominent New Yorkers, including Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. and his son Teddy, as well as to Mark Twain.
It was leased to prominent New Yorkers, including Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. and his son Teddy, as well as to Mark Twain.		 Glyndor House, a Georgian Revival style house was built in 1926. It was designed by New York architects Butler and Corse.
Glyndor House, a Georgian Revival style house was built in 1926. It was designed by New York architects Butler and Corse.
Rear view of Wave Hill House. When not under renovation, it houses art, a café, and rooms used for meetings.
Rear view of Wave Hill House. When not under renovation, it houses art, a café, and rooms used for meetings.		 The stone foundations of a former greenhouse provide a protected location for herbs and warm region plants.
The stone foundations of a former greenhouse provide a protected location for herbs and warm region plants.		 The dry & herb garden, in front of the greenhouse.
The dry & herb garden, in front of the greenhouse.		 Large white hydrangea plants in the dry & herb garden.
Large white hydrangea plants in the dry & herb garden.
Blue hydrangeas in the garden.
Blue hydrangeas in the garden.		 Close-up of the blue hydrangeas.
Close-up of the blue hydrangeas.		 Black-eyed Susan's, Rudbeckia hirta “Prairie Sun” flowers.
Black-eyed Susan's, Rudbeckia hirta “Prairie Sun” flowers.		 Another species of purple flower.
Another species of purple flower.
Beautiful red lilies.
Beautiful red lilies.		 White lilies.
White lilies.		 View inside the green house.
View inside the green house.		 Amazing hanging staghorn fern with antler-like fronds growing off of it.
Amazing hanging staghorn fern with antler-like fronds growing off of it.
Over time, a mature staghorn will form a hanging ball with dramatic, antler-like fronds emerging in all directions.
Over time, a mature staghorn will form a hanging "ball" with dramatic, antler-like fronds emerging in all directions.		 Cactus plants in the greenhouse.
Cactus plants in the greenhouse.		 Interesting red plants.
Interesting red plants.		 An ancient tree with many branches.
An ancient tree with many branches.
Pathway with a shade tree and a bench. It was a good place to rest after a full day at Wave Hill.
Pathway with a shade tree and a bench. It was a good place to rest after a full day at Wave Hill.

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