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Yaddo Gardens in Saratoga Springs, NY.

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  1. Yaddo Gardens: located just east of the Saratoga Race Track in Saratoga Springs New York.

    Yaddo Gardens

  2. Along an inconspicuous narrow road, signs point to the Yaddo Gardens.

    Yaddo Garden Sign

  3. Yaddo Mansion, completed in 1893, was the estate of Spencer Trask, a New York Financier, and his wife Katrina. After the premature death of their four children, Spencer and Katrina decided to convert the mansion into a revolving community of artists. It is still an active community to this day, seeing the likes of Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning artists.

    Yaddo Mansion. Saratoga Springs

  4. Though the mansion and the surrounding area are reserved for the resident artists, the gardens are open to the public. Here, Ionic columns and a marble entablature mark the entrance to the rose gardens.

    Yaddo Garden Entrance

  5. Crossing the base of a trailing lawn, one crosses a large fountain.

    Fountain. Yaddo Gardens

  6. Another fountain lies at the heart of the flower gardens.

    Fountain in Flower Garden. Yaddo Gardens, Saratoga Springs.

  7. This fountain is a home to Koi and water lilies

    koi. Yaddo Gardens, Saratoga Springs

  8. Four marble statues line the eastern portion of the rose garden, each representing a different season. Here, winter holds pinecones.

    Marble Statue. Yaddo Gardens, Saratoga Springs

  9. Autumn holds shaves of wheat.

    Marble Statue. Yaddo Gardens, Saratoga Springs

  10. Spring holds flowers

    Marble Statue. Yaddo Gardens, Saratoga Springs

  11. Summer holds fruit.

    Marble Statue. Yaddo Gardens, Saratoga Springs

  12. Further east, amidst an alcove of pine trees, lies another statue-Christalan. William Ordway Partridge sculpted it in 1900 in memory of the Trask children, whose death gave life to the artist's retreat. Each of the children's names is engraved at the base of the sculpture. White myrtle, an ancient symbol of love, surrounds the statue.

    Christalan. Yaddo Garden, Saratoga Springs

  13. The rock garden is darker, more feral than the rose garden. The transition between the two is abrupt.

    Rock Garden. Yaddo, Saratoga Springs

  14. From the rocky fountain featured earlier, water meanders down to a statue amidst a pond.

    Rock Garden. Yaddo, Saratoga Springs

  15. Another Yaddo gem: the rock garden.

    Rock Garden. Yaddo, Saratoga Springs

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