Mt Vernon Gardens — Attraction in Omaha

This place has not been taken care of, trash all over the parking areas, condoms, cans, papers littered the place. The garden itself is overgrown and not maintained from the looks of it, after walking through the entire garden it was honestly surprising some of the flowers looked as good as they did. Paint on the white building at the front of the garden is coping and ill maintained. Pathways are overgrown. The sundial in the center of the garden was missing, wouldn't be surprised if it had been stolen at this point. Had the family with me and with the amount of cars that were arriving and leaving within minutes had me thinking this was the place for some quick drug deals. I wouldn't recommend this place to a single person. It's a shame because this place could have looked very nice...

Kudos to the Parks Department for their efforts to keep this old, beautiful park going. My dogs love this park. I love this park too, but in a very guarded way. Too much of a bad element here. It has gotten a little better since there were more trails created with the Mandan Park improvements. There have been more visitors, but the usual selfish souls seeking their own pleasures continue to park their vehicles, dump their trash and bodily fluids, and vandalize the park. They even destroy and topple monuments, dig up and take plants and flowers, and...

As the other recent reviews say, the garden is a bit of a disappointment. Tree limbs and branches, overgrown grass, dried and cracked earth, trash laying around, and the absence of thriving flowers (except for near the main entrance) leave you feeling that the garden hasn't been regularly maintained. I assume that it is due to lack of interest and funding, but I think it could be a nice place if it was returned to what it once was. It is a shame to see a garden in such disrepair. Four stars only for what...