parks of madrid - quinta de torre arias

The park once belonged to one of those noble families that likes so much to have abundant and exotic greenery around.  It's fairly large, although not nearly as much as Retiro, or less gardeny parks of the city.

Several centuries of ownership have given plenty of time for oddities.

18th century flower pots

Signs of care are still around.

Some old-fashioned fountains and new-fangled decorations on bridges hang around.  Also, some wood carvings seem to have been created for the park.

That's in the middle, not at an entrance.  Just in case you get lost, I guess.

There are also some obviously landscaped areas.  And tamed to the hand of man, I guess.

I'm told these trees are too close together and some are going to die.  Darwinism?

I don't see any yellow bricks here...

Besides the wilder parts, there's a little garden in the corner of the park with small flowers and rutabaga, apparently.  Quite the thing to find in a public park.