The creation of self-taught master craftsman and nurseryman Theodore Klein, this 30-acre property in Crestwood, KY, features open farmland transformed into Arts-and-Crafts-style gardens with unusual specimens and classic stone structures.

After Klein’s death and the formation of a board of community volunteers to purchase the property, we helped develop the master plan and the technical strategies needed to preserve Yew Dell Botanical Gardens for the enjoyment and education of the public.

For more information, visit yewdellgardens.org.

Timeline

2016

Mary F. Rounsavall Pavilion is completed.

2014

New horticulture center, nurseries, and greenhouse open, expanding space for both propagation and educational programs.

2012

Ground breaks for a new greenhouse and horticulture center.

2011

Listing on the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places.

2010

Opening of a new, architectural award-winning visitor center and garden shop.

2008

Opening of the gardens to the public.

2006

Restoration of the farm's historic barn.

2002

Friends of Yew Dell purchase the farm and establish a relationship with the Garden Conservancy. Current Executive Director, Paul Cappiello, begins tenure as part-time director.

2001

The nonprofit Yew Dell, Inc. and Friends of Yew Dell are formed after Klein's death in 1998.

1941

Purchase by Theodore Klein, and his wife, Martha Sangeter Klein.