OPEN DAYS PROGRAM 2015
The Garden Conservancy's
OPEN DAYS PROGRAM Westchester County Open Day WESTCHESTER COUNTY GARDEN OF PHILLIS WARDEN 531 Bedford Center Road, Beford Hills  10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This garden of many facets includes perennial borders, three water gardens, a formal vegetable garden, wildflower garden, a fern garden, a marsh garden, a tree platform overlooking the marshlands, a woodland walk, a hidden garden, and a formal croquet court. The garden extends over seven acres, the back four acres of which are a study in what deer do not eat. 2014 | I
2015 Sunday, July 26
tures in which are kept the rare tropical plants, all of which are on display during the summer months. There is a lotus pond which will be in bloom. It is a sight to behold. A dramatic lookout of glass and wood takes the viewer to oversee the property and lake that is part of the property. The garden has been done with the expertise of Patrick Chassé. We also have an expanded new vegetable garden for you to see. 2014| I
Ü From Taconic State Parkway, take
Route 202 exit. Turn left towards Peekskill. Go 2.5 miles, then turn left at traffic light onto Croton Avenue, just past
Ü From Bedford Village, take Route
22 towards Katonah to intersection at Bedford Cross. Garden is on left. Please park at Rippowam School and walk to #531. GARDEN OF VIVIAN & ED MERRIN 2547 Maple Avenue, Cortland Manor  10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The "STUMPERIE" garden is now complete and is open (what a wonder out of the hurricane Sandy). The Merrin garden has been featured in several books and magazines. The most spectacular of which is The New Garden Paradise: Great Private Gardens of the World. On a pond with a “pond house” is a paradise of lotus, 500 of them. More than 300 mountain laurels surround the garden, in a planting that makes them part of the total landscape. Mixed borders flow in and out of the six- or seven-acre garden, containing indigenous plants as well as species and rare cultivars. The Merrins have four greenhouse struc-
The Garden Conservancy
is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1989 to save and share America's outstanding gardens for the education and inspiration of the public.
The Open Days Program
began in 1995 as a means of introducing the public to gardening, providing easy access to outstanding examples of design and horticultural practice, and proving that exceptional American gardens are still being created.
www.opendaysprogram.org toll-free 1-888-842-2442
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Parts of garden are handicapped accessible
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Gardens opening for first time
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Most recent year garden was open
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Photographs permitted
Westchester County Open Day
SARA STEIN GARDEN 8 Fox Hill Road, Pound Ridge  10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This ecological restoration by Sara Stein, the native plant pioneer, spans five-and-one-half-acres and includes upland and wetland meadows, woodlands, and thickets. Documenting her planting experiences in her books (Noah’s Garden, Planting Noah’s Garden, My Weeds), she included many native species important to wildlife but not often used in landscaping. Other features include a planted stone terrace with grasses and sedges, an herb garden within openings in a brick patio and a planted moss garden and path around the pond. There are numerous paths through the various habitats, all showing a viable, sustainable alternative to the conventional suburban landscape design. The meadows will be in full bloom. Ellen and James Best acquired the property in 2007 and have been maintaining it since then. 2014| u | I
tinue 2.4 miles to Fox Hill Road. Turn right. Number 8 is the first driveway on the left. Please park on Fox Hill Road. From the Merritt Parkway, take Exit 34/ Long Ridge Road/Route 104. Go 6.5 miles north toward Bedford. Turn left onto Fox Hill Road. Number 8 is the first driveway on the left. Please park on Fox Hill Road.
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Cortland Farm Market. Go 1.2 miles to blinking light/stop sign and turn right onto Furnace Dock Road. Go 0.8 mile to blinking light/stop sign and turn left onto Maple Avenue. Go 0.9 mile to private road on right. Go 0.2 mile to #2547 on left
Sunday, July 26
Ü From I-684, take Exit 4/Route 172
east to the blinking light at the gas station. Turn left, merging onto Routes 172 & 22 through Bedford. Go 1 mile, bearing right at the Bedford Village Green, staying on Route 172. At light (Gulf gas station), turn right onto Long Ridge Road, south toward Stamford, CT. Con-
The Garden Conservancy's Open Days Program www.opendaysprogram.org | P.O. Box 219, Cold Spring, NY, 10516 | T: (845) 424-6502 / F: (845) 424-6501 / Toll-free: 1 (888) 842-2442 | E: [email protected]
OPEN DAYS PROGRAM Westchester County Open Day WESTCHESTER COUNTY GARDEN OF PHILLIS WARDEN 531 Bedford Center Road, Beford Hills  10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This garden of many facets includes perennial borders, three water gardens, a formal vegetable garden, wildflower garden, a fern garden, a marsh garden, a tree platform overlooking the marshlands, a woodland walk, a hidden garden, and a formal croquet court. The garden extends over seven acres, the back four acres of which are a study in what deer do not eat. 2014 | I
2015 Sunday, July 26
tures in which are kept the rare tropical plants, all of which are on display during the summer months. There is a lotus pond which will be in bloom. It is a sight to behold. A dramatic lookout of glass and wood takes the viewer to oversee the property and lake that is part of the property. The garden has been done with the expertise of Patrick Chassé. We also have an expanded new vegetable garden for you to see. 2014| I
Ü From Taconic State Parkway, take
Route 202 exit. Turn left towards Peekskill. Go 2.5 miles, then turn left at traffic light onto Croton Avenue, just past
Ü From Bedford Village, take Route
22 towards Katonah to intersection at Bedford Cross. Garden is on left. Please park at Rippowam School and walk to #531. GARDEN OF VIVIAN & ED MERRIN 2547 Maple Avenue, Cortland Manor  10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The "STUMPERIE" garden is now complete and is open (what a wonder out of the hurricane Sandy). The Merrin garden has been featured in several books and magazines. The most spectacular of which is The New Garden Paradise: Great Private Gardens of the World. On a pond with a “pond house” is a paradise of lotus, 500 of them. More than 300 mountain laurels surround the garden, in a planting that makes them part of the total landscape. Mixed borders flow in and out of the six- or seven-acre garden, containing indigenous plants as well as species and rare cultivars. The Merrins have four greenhouse struc-
The Garden Conservancy
is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1989 to save and share America's outstanding gardens for the education and inspiration of the public.
The Open Days Program
began in 1995 as a means of introducing the public to gardening, providing easy access to outstanding examples of design and horticultural practice, and proving that exceptional American gardens are still being created.
www.opendaysprogram.org toll-free 1-888-842-2442
u
Parts of garden are handicapped accessible
NEW
Gardens opening for first time
2014
Most recent year garden was open
I
Photographs permitted
Westchester County Open Day
SARA STEIN GARDEN 8 Fox Hill Road, Pound Ridge  10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This ecological restoration by Sara Stein, the native plant pioneer, spans five-and-one-half-acres and includes upland and wetland meadows, woodlands, and thickets. Documenting her planting experiences in her books (Noah’s Garden, Planting Noah’s Garden, My Weeds), she included many native species important to wildlife but not often used in landscaping. Other features include a planted stone terrace with grasses and sedges, an herb garden within openings in a brick patio and a planted moss garden and path around the pond. There are numerous paths through the various habitats, all showing a viable, sustainable alternative to the conventional suburban landscape design. The meadows will be in full bloom. Ellen and James Best acquired the property in 2007 and have been maintaining it since then. 2014| u | I
tinue 2.4 miles to Fox Hill Road. Turn right. Number 8 is the first driveway on the left. Please park on Fox Hill Road. From the Merritt Parkway, take Exit 34/ Long Ridge Road/Route 104. Go 6.5 miles north toward Bedford. Turn left onto Fox Hill Road. Number 8 is the first driveway on the left. Please park on Fox Hill Road.
L O N G S H A D OW®
.COM
Hand crafted in Southern Illinois by Classic Garden Ornaments, Ltd. ®
Design: Greenhaven Landscapes Inc., Lake Bluff, Illinois; Photography: Hannah Goering
Cortland Farm Market. Go 1.2 miles to blinking light/stop sign and turn right onto Furnace Dock Road. Go 0.8 mile to blinking light/stop sign and turn left onto Maple Avenue. Go 0.9 mile to private road on right. Go 0.2 mile to #2547 on left
Sunday, July 26
Ü From I-684, take Exit 4/Route 172
east to the blinking light at the gas station. Turn left, merging onto Routes 172 & 22 through Bedford. Go 1 mile, bearing right at the Bedford Village Green, staying on Route 172. At light (Gulf gas station), turn right onto Long Ridge Road, south toward Stamford, CT. Con-
The Garden Conservancy's Open Days Program www.opendaysprogram.org | P.O. Box 219, Cold Spring, NY, 10516 | T: (845) 424-6502 / F: (845) 424-6501 / Toll-free: 1 (888) 842-2442 | E: [email protected]
