Gardens at Palmdale

About 64 years ago, the Palmdale gardens were open for the "Parade of the Past." See who else was on the tour.

Please keep our park safe! Practice social distancing while in the park. Gatherings of people are prohibited. Please use a tissue if you have to cough and take it home with you. If you see someone in violation of the public Health order, see the links on this page for reporting: https://www.gardensatpalmdale.org/visiting

Please practice social distancing while in the park.

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The park is still open. Please practice your social distancing. Here are some helpful signs from the State Parks.

Another reason to visit the garden.

Meditation garden today.

Brilliant magnolia

Then and now picture of Palmdale entrance. The palms have grown a bit. The stone wall looks new, no ivy yet. The fountain was really flowing. The photo says it is Wallace Berry (beery?) in his Mercer Raceabout which would be bright yellow! But Beery didn’t come to our area until 1915, I’m told. Probably a 1912 photo. Another freshly scanned phot from the Museum of Local History. https://archive.org/details/cafrwtm_001954

Fun with shadow pictures today. Do you have one to share?

Palmdale was featured twice in the booklet. This is the Sunken Garden's old pond. Now there is a modern fountain there. The trees are a bit larger!