Visit Columbia County Gardens and Shop a Pop-Up Plant Sale on June 3rd to benefit the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days Program
Columbia County, NY: On Saturday, June 3rd, the public is invited to tour five private gardens in Claverack, Hillsdale, and Hudson, participating in the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days program, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (unless otherwise noted). There will also be a pop-up plant sale courtesy of Pondside Nursery at the Bevacqua/King garden in Claverack. The Open Day is rain or shine, and no reservations are required. Admission to each garden is $7; children 12 & under are free. Call 1-888-842-2442, or visit www.opendaysprogram.org for more information. Additional Columbia County Open Days take place on June 24 in Ancram, Craryville, and Taghkanic; July 23 in Canaan and Spencertown; July 30 in Millerton; and August 19 in Copake Falls and Hillsdale.
Visitors may begin the June 3rd Open Day at any of the following locations:
- Garden of Peter Bevacqua & Stephen King, 442 New York State 23B at Willmon Road, Claverack; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – a two-acre garden divided into many spaces, including a sun garden surrounded by yew hedges, an evening garden, greenhouse borders, and a boxwood cloud hedge; features a pop-up plant sale on site with Pond Side Nursery.
- Ketay Garden, 6121 Route 9H & Route 23, Claverack; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – features an allée of maple and ash trees, garden rooms divided by perennials, shrubs and trees, an expansive meadow framed by Catskill Mountain views, and several pergolas with climbers such as kiwi and yellow trumpet vine.
- Texas Hill, 411 Texas Hill Road, Hillsdale; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – featuring old and new stone walls and patios, a spring fed pond, and a blended balance between a formal density near the house and a more open naturalistic or wild feeling radiating out toward the pond, the lawns, the meadows, the woods, and the view.
- Hudson Hood, 72 North Third Street, Hudson; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. – an urban, shot-gun style garden centered on an old tulip tree, and featuring topiaries of holly, boxwood, spruce, privet, and heather, as well as a Modernist-inspired sunken walled garden with a koi pond and sculpture collection.
- Versailles on Hudson, 5 Rossman Avenue, Hudson; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – features carefully-designed multi-level stone patios and easy access stairways that guide you down to a fountain focal point, dramatic views of the river, hills, and sunsets, grand sweeping lawns, long flowing hydrangea and hornbeam hedges, and architectural boxwood balls to compliment the 1903 house.
All Open Days gardens are featured in the 2017 Open Days Directory; a soft-cover book that includes detailed driving directions and vivid garden descriptions written by their owners, plus a complementary ticket for admission to one private garden. The directory includes garden listings in seventeen states and costs $27.95 including shipping. Visit www.opendaysprogram.org or call the Garden Conservancy toll-free at 1-888-842-2442 to order with a Visa, MasterCard or American Express, or send a check or money order to: the Garden Conservancy, P.O. Box 219, Cold Spring, NY 10516. Discount admission tickets are available as well through advanced mail order.
The Garden Conservancy is a national nonprofit dedicated to saving and sharing outstanding American gardens. Since 1995, the Garden Conservancy’s award-winning Open Days has welcomed more than one million visitors into thousands of inspired private landscapes – from urban rooftops to organic farms, historic estates to innovative suburban lots – in forty-one states. Site-specific Open Days Special Programs – Digging Deeper, Experts in the Garden, and Family Time – invite participants to take a closer look at the garden world. Hundreds of volunteers help this robust annual program showcase regional horticultural and stylistic expressions in a national context, celebrating the rich diversity of American gardens. Get out and get inspired with Open Days!