Gordon & Mary Hayward's Garden
Putney, VT
About
Gordon and Mary Hayward's 1½-acre garden surrounds their 220-year-old farmhouse in southeastern Vermont. Over the past 38 years, they have developed a hybrid of Old England and New England gardens to reflect Gordon's growing up on an orchard in northwestern Connecticut, and Mary's growing up on a farm outside Chipping Campden in the North Cotswold Hills of England. The garden, the subject of their book The Intimate Garden (WW Norton, 2005), comprises fourteen garden rooms. One area includes a pair of 90-foot perennial borders that terminate in a post-and-beam gazebo framing views of 20 acres of meadows. More than 40 planted terra-cotta pots and many garden ornaments, several from England, figure into the mood of this garden.
This garden’s estimated size is 1.5 acres.
2025 Open Day: Saturday, June 21
Hours: 10-3
Location
Gordon & Mary Hayward's Garden
Windham County
Putney, VT 05346
Features
- Fruit/vegetables
- Garden structure/sculpture
- Meadow
- Organic/toxin-free
- Scenic view
- Substantial native plants
- Water feature
- Woodland/shade garden
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Nature Friendly
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Photography Allowed
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