Verona Park, Le Grande Jatte of Essex County

Saturday, Apr 25, 2009 9:41am  |  COMMENTS (7)

If there’s a Le Grande Jatte of Essex County, it would have to be Verona Park. The 54-acre Olmsted-designed wonderland, with its winding paths, bridges and sparkling lake, is positively thrumming with activity this time year, a mecca for artists, walkers, tennis players, picnickers, fishermen, mommies and toddlers. The boathouse is open and serving a full menu of Middle Eastern food, and the paddle boats are out on the water.
Less Le Grande Jatte, but equally appropriate to the weather, is the Cornucopia Network of New Jersey Open Garden tour of organic backyard gardens today from 2 to 4 pm in Montclair featuring the famed Pat Kenschaft’s garden at 56 Gordonhurst Avenue (where she will let visitors dig up strawberries, periwinkle and Lily of the Valley for the taking), and gardens at 68 Beverly and 166 Alexander. More on Pat Kenschaft’s new blog.Tell us where you’re planning to spend this glorious weekend. Or better yet, show us.

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7 Comments

  1. POSTED BY Stiv Bators  |  April 25, 2009 @ 12:46 pm

    Heading for the street fair up in Nyack tomorrow. It’s the time of year to venture further afield.

  2. POSTED BY Sandy  |  April 25, 2009 @ 4:13 pm

    Yes, Verona Park is Trophy Park to be sure!!
    Other fantastic scenic as a greeting card parks that will take your breath away are Cmaeron Field in South Orange with it’s pond with ducks & swans, and the rolling hills beyond it.
    Taylor Park in Millburn, sight of mnay photographers dreams=come-true, what with rose of sharon, roses, vivid violets,and over 20 others.
    Maplewood Memorial Park wit its Tulips and Brookdale park in Blmfd.

  3. POSTED BY Frances Pelzman Liscio  |  April 25, 2009 @ 6:00 pm

    these all sound great–please take photos and post them on the baristanet flickr group so we can all enjoy them :-)

  4. POSTED BY Sandy  |  April 25, 2009 @ 6:48 pm

    I don’t have the time to do that, and besides, it’s now where as beautiful as witnessing it 1st hand.
    Spreading further, Warenonco Park (spelt wrong but close, in Elizabeth and closer The big breath-taking park straddling Springfield into Westfield.
    Rolling hills, picnic areas,canoes, kayaks, nature trails, lots of parking and extra w-i-d-e spaces for getting out strollers, bikes, and NO DOOR DINGS.

  5. POSTED BY State Street Pete  |  April 26, 2009 @ 1:35 am

    They don’t still have paddleboats at Verona Park do they?

  6. POSTED BY Debbie Galant  |  April 26, 2009 @ 8:53 am

    They sure do!

  7. POSTED BY ackme  |  April 26, 2009 @ 4:36 pm

    Is the boat house a restaurant and if so, what’s it called?

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