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.
The garden's decline by the 1970s necessitated its restoration in the late 1980s under the expertise of a horticulturist and urban landscape designer, Lynden Miller, which ultimately led to its reopening in June 1987.