The Brine Garden—Duncan & Julia Brine
Pawling, NY
About
This naturalistic, six-acre garden connects diverse topographical areas of a former dairy farm. The garden has an ecological approach; however, it’s not purist. Mature native communities of shrubs and trees combine with select non-native plants.
Meandering paths join off-site and on-site views. Duncan Brine and his wife and partner, Julia, are the principal landscape designers at GardenLarge. He’s an instructor of naturalistic landscape design at the New York Botanical Garden. Anne Raver, in the New York Times, wrote that the Brine Garden is “a dreamlike landscape.”
On the occasion of the garden’s 20th anniversary, Doug Tallamy and his wife visited the Brines. Thomas Christopher interviewed Duncan on his podcast, Growing Greener.
The BrineGarden is published in an array of books and magazines, including Private Gardens of the Hudson Valley and Gardens of the Hudson Valley. For a whole property plant list of approximately 200 species, see www.gardenlarge.com.
This garden's estimated size is 6 acres.
This Garden Host reports the following Terrain Notes about the garden: The BrineGarden features gravel paths on 2 levels of terrain.
2026 Open Day Date: Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25
Open Day Hours: 1pm–5pm
Location
The Brine Garden—Duncan & Julia Brine
Dutchess County
Pawling, NY 12564
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