![](http://www.alamy.com/thumbs/6/524F4820-020B-4760-A66C-E347A1DF3B71/AP0HBC.jpg)
A Parks Dept worker mows the Great Lawn in Central Park on the day before it opens for the season The 55 acre lawn received a major renovation between 1996 98 and is planted with Kentucky Bluegrass Prior to it s temporary closing and renovation the lawn was heavily damaged due to overuse and lack of maintenance Use of the Great lawn is now more tightly controlled
Size: 4956px × 3468px
Photo credit: © Frances M. Roberts / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: activities, aerial, area, ballfields, bluegrass, central, city, clip, cold, cut, device, fmr, frances, gasoline, grass, great, green, kentucky, lawn, lawnmower, leisure, mechanical, mixed, mow, mower, mowing, nyc, outdoors, outings, park, play, powered, rain, rblfmr, recreation, relaxation, roberts, shear, sports, spring, tourism, tourists, trees, usa, weekend, york