By the 1970s, the garden had become a wasteland. In the late 1980s, it was restored and partially replanted under the direction of horticulturist and urban landscape designer Lynden Miller and reopened in June 1987.
By the 1970s, the garden had suffered significant neglect. However, through the leadership of a skilled horticulturist and urban landscape designer, Lynden Miller, it was revitalized and partially restored in the late 1980s before reopening to the public in June 1987.