Dutchess County, NY Open Day
Sat, Sep 18, 2021
As the pandemic continues to evolve, please observe these new procedures and help us ensure a safe, contactless, and seamless garden experience for all visitors as well as our generous garden hosts:
- Pre-registration is REQUIRED for each garden. Pre-register for each on this website, except where specifically indicated otherwise. Children under 12 are free and do not need to be pre-registered if accompanied by pre-registered adult.
- Capacity is limited. Sorry, no walk-ins allowed; no paper tickets or cash payments will be accepted on-site.
- Masks are required, at the discretion of the garden owners, and social distancing is encouraged at all in-person events.
For more details about these changes for this season, see the 2021 Open Days Q&A.
To register, please click on the garden name or photo below for each garden you would like to visit.
- Squirrel Hall
Squirrel Hall is a surprisingly amusing garden formally designed on a tiny village lot of less than one acre. The rectilinear layout emanates from a central axis defined by an allée of sixteen hornbeams with two niches…
- Bear Creek Farm
Acclaimed for its "Best Dahlias" by New York magazine, Bear Creek Farm is quickly becoming the premier flower farm in the Hudson Valley.
- Garden of Katie Ridder & Peter Pennoyer
Our hornbeam-enclosed flower garden with formal bluestone paths frames fourteen flowerbeds and was inspired by Wave Hill in the Bronx. The garden is centered on a small terrace with fountain bowl and a wisteria-draped pergola…