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Ogden Gardens Park
This 10-acre floral display area continues to delight visitors and residents alike.
It is located at Campbell Street and Harrison Blvd., about 3/4 mile north of Lincolnway.
In the center of the park is a wood gazebo which can be reserved in two-hour increments
for weddings, photo sessions, baptisms, and even special candlelight dinners. A
brick plaza surrounds the gazebo with brick pathways leading from the gazebo plaza
both east and north. The bricks can be engraved with a family name, record a special
date, or in honor or memory of friends and family members. The gardens feature annuals,
perennials, rose gardens, shrub beds, and many varieties of trees.
Ogden Gardens also boasts a Japanese Garden, which opened to the public May 2005.
Included in the garden are a series of trails, streams, bridges and pond and a Tea
house from which to enjoy the Koi swimming in the pond. Click on any of the images
below to enlarge them and enjoy the beauty and serenity provided by flowering plants and running water...
The reservation fee
of $70 (or $60 resident discount fee) can be paid by cash, check or credit card
and made in person or by phone at the Park Administrative Office. Shelter fees are
non-refundable and are due in full when the reservation is made.
Any set-up (chairs,
tables), decorating and takedown must be done within the two-hour rental time. The
Park Department does not rent tables or chairs. The gardens have no
electrical hook-up
or restroom facilities. Music is permitted if there is no amplification. A small
quantity of bird seed or grass seed may be used in place of rice. The renter must
arrange an alternate site, in case of inclement weather. Picnic shelters are nearby at Forest Park picnic area for rental for receptions, if desired. Click here to register...
