This garden is a beautiful addition to this area by the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts.
There had been some really weirdly not-useful parking lots here.
This is a great replacement.
I - well, I do hate to complain about free amenities, but I will anyway - the hours for this place are kind of strange. I think 9am - 6pm. So people who work, even in the downtown area, are not really able to visit. So that is a huge drawback which really does make their usage of the term "public garden" seem inappropriate.
I am HOPING that in the future there will be longer hours of operation.
I do also have to say that the garden was awkward to visit during the hot days in summer as there are no shade structures and no mature trees. So it would have been really pleasant in the early morning or evening if it was open then.
It has kind of an unfinished feeling right now because the design did not include a fence, and apparently it needs a fence, so a somewhat unsightly temporary fence is still in place.
But, sometimes these things just take time to develop. There is a lot of seating, and there are public bathrooms and a drinking fountain; all these things had been missing from this area and they are definitely appreciated!
With the development in the Little Bohemia creative district, this is a really nice way to (almost) tie it to the Old Market neighborhood. read more