Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday April 23, 2007
FLOWER SHOWS AND FESTIVALS CELEBRATE SPRING ON LONG ISLAND:
Contact:
Kristen Matejka
Director of Marketing and
Communications
LICVB&SC
631 951-3900 xt.317
HAUPPAUGE, NY -(April 16, 2007)- Long Island is the place to visit to enjoy the many fragrances of spring with thousands of acres of public gardens, stunning mansions, estates and a broad range of flower shows, festivals, and tours planned.
Come learn about delicious wild edible and medicinal wild herbs, greens, flowers, and mushrooms; or celebrate Arbor Day at a festival featuring a wildlife show and tree treasure hunt; or stroll through a uniquely designed sensory garden for the physically challenged.
Make a day of it and combine a spring day outing with lunch at one of Long Island’s fine restaurants. Book a hotel with friends or family and create a “weekend getaway” that’s sure to revive your senses.
Following is a listing of public gardens on Long Island, as well as events, tours and shows:
Bayard Cutting Arboretum
690 acres in an idyllic setting along the Connetquot River, with five nature walks (pinetum, wildflower, rhododendron, bird-watchers, swamp cypress), wildflower/daffodil displays, tree collection. Estate mansion with snack bar, overlooking a great lawn sweeping down to the river.
Address: Montauk Hwy Great River, NY 11739, Phone: (631) 581-1002. http://www.bayardcuttingarboretum.com/ Open 10 am until 4 pm Tues – Sunday. $6 per car. Fee collected from the first Saturday in April until Labor Day. Historical house tours of the Cutting Family Manor House are available for $5 per person. Manor house, gift shop, café.
Bailey Arboretum
42 acres, self-guided nature trail; exceptional collection of conifers, Daffodils in April, flowering trees in spring, annuals and perennials throughout the summer. Arboretum also has a sensory garden for the physically challenged.
Address: Bayville Road, Lattingtown, NY 11560. Phone: (516) 571-8020 Tuesday – Sunday 9am – 4pm Free & donations accepted. Open all year round.
Hofstra Arboretum
Spread across the 240-acre campus, with a pinetum and a greenway; specialized gardens include a sensory garden for the physically challenged (plants, which are at wheelchair level, can be handled, with a water element for sound), the New American Garden of easy-care perennials and ornamental grasses on the north campus. It also has a bird sanctuary with waterfall and a songbird study garden. Dutch Festival – May 7 at 10am-5amAddress: 114 Student Center Hempstead, NY 11550 Phone: 516-463-6815 Hours: Open all days; free Admission
Clark Botanic Garden
Twelve acres of living museum and education facility. Dedicated to understanding and appreciating the world’s plant life through horticulture, education and research. Collections at the garden include native spring wildflowers, conifers, roses, perennials, daylilies, wetland plants, rock garden plants, herbs, butterfly plant, medicinal plants and over a dozen collections of particular plant families.
Address: 190 I.U. Willets Road Albertson N.Y. 11507 Phone: 516-484-8600 http://www.clarkbotanic.org/ Garden Hours: 10am – 4pm daily Admission: $2.00
John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden
This hilly woodland garden contains native and Asian plants, bamboo groves and a pond with a waterfall. Cherry blossoms appear in mid-April, Asian wildlife and azaleas bloom in May, Japanese iris in June.
Address: 347 Oyster Bay Rd. Locust Valley, NY 11560 Phone: 516-676-4486. http://www.locustvalley.com/index.html April –Oct, Sat & Sun 11:30am – 4:30pm. Please call for info on special events. Admission: $5.00 & $10.00 for tour with Tea ceremony (reservation required).
Old Westbury Gardens
160 Acres, with eight formal English gardens surrounding the Charles II-style mansion, including a walled perennial garden, cottage and rose gardens. Tours, gift shop, plant sales, garden workshop and classes throughout the season.
Address: Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury, NY 11565. Phone: 516-333-0048 www.oldwestburygardens.org Open every day except Tuesdays, from 4/24 to 10/31 from 10am until 5pm, with the last vehicle allowed onto the property at 4:15 pm. Admission fee: General $10.00, seniors 62 & Older $8.00, Children 7-12 $5.00, Children under 6 years are free. Guided Tours: 11am – 2pm and last approximately 45 minutes. Group Tours reservations contact Angela Savino 516-333-0048 Ext 310.
Longhouse Reserve
Through its gallery, arboretum, sculpture gardens, and programs, Longhouse brings together art and nature aesthetics and spirit, with a strong conviction that the arts are central to living wholly and creatively. Dedicated to quality and integrity, Longhouse programs encourage a board concept of learning.
Address: 133 Hands Creek Road, Easthampton, NY 11937Phone: 631-329-3568 http://www.longhouse.org/ Hours of operation: Beginning 4/28, the gardens will be open every Wednesday and Saturday 2-5 pm. No reservations are required. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors. LHR members and children under 12 accompanied by an adult are free. Special arrangements can be made for tours and groups 20 or more by contacting Joanne Sohn at 631.329.3568.
Planting Fields Arboretum
409 acres, with four and a half miles of nature trails and 150-acres of landscaped plantings, including rhododendron and azalea displays. There’s a synoptic garden, a rose garden, a main greenhouse with exotic plants year-round, a camellia greenhouse and a gift shop (with plant sale). Address: 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 Phone: (516) 922-8600 http://www.plantingfields.org/ A $6 parking fee is charged daily May 1 through October 31 and on weekends and holidays after 10/ 31 through 5/30. Grounds are wheelchair and stroller accessible.
For the Coe Hall House Museum: Guided tours are offered daily April 1 through 9/30, from 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm. $6.50 per adult $5.00 per senior and/or student $2 Children 7 to 12 years of age. Free admission to children under 6. Tours are approximately 1 hour. First floor is wheelchair and stroller accessible. For further information, call (516) 922-9210
SPRING GARDEN AND FLOWER EVENTS:
Dahlia Tuber Sales
Carriage House at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum
Date: April 19-June 21, Carriage House in the Bayard Cutting
Arboretum , Montauk Hwy, East Islip, NY Phone: 516-832-3652
Arbor Day Festival
Since 1987 Planting Fields has commemorated national Arbor Day with a festival of fun filled educational activities and entertainment. Kids of all ages can see a wildlife show, go on a tree treasure hunt or nature walk, and participate in nature activities.
Date: 4/28/07 - 4/29/07 Time: 11am – 4pm Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park Planting Fields Road Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Fee: $5 per adult $1 per child
Spring Plant Sale and Gardening Weekend
Purchase select annual and perennials, many of which are the Garden's signature varieties
Date: 5/3/07 - 5/6/07 Time: Different Times Please Call Old Westbury Gardens 71 Old Westbury Road Old Westbury, NY 11568
Fee: $8
Huntington Tulip Festival
Combine this Great Festival with the Sheep-to-Shawl Festival. Enjoy Tulips, Music, over 22 booths of Children's Activities, Art Exhibition, Heckscher Museum and Sheep Shearing, weaving, crafts and food. Fun time will be had by all!
The Tulip Festival is presented by Town of Huntington, Astoria Federal and Arts Wave. The 22nd Annual Sheep-to-Shawl Festival is presented by the Huntington Historical Society
Date: 5/6/07, Time: 11-4, Heckscher Park, Huntington, Phone: (631) 351-3099 This is a free event
Dutch Festival
Spread across the 240-acre campus, with a pinetum and a greenway; specialized gardens include a sensory garden for the physically challenged (plants, which are at wheelchair level, can be handled, with a water element for sound), the New American Garden of easy-care perennials and ornamental grasses on the north campus. It also has a bird sanctuary with waterfall and a songbird study garden.
Date: 5/7/07 Time: 10am-5am, Hofstra University, 114 Student Center Hempstead, NY Phone: 516-463-6815
A Walking Tour and Lecture
Fred Soviero, director of grounds, Hofstra University, will give a walking tour of new plantings, flora and fauna in the arboretum. The tour will be followed by a lecture presentation by Beth Levinthal, director of the Hofstra University Museum, on the subject of flowers in art. Alfred Henry Maurer's oil painting Woman in a Garden will provide the visual focus. Brown bag your lunch. A Tea with Emily will be served following the lecture.
Date: 5/7/07 Time: 11am Hofstra University, University Relations Office 202 Hofstra Hall
Phone: (516) 463-6818 Fee: Free
Tiny Tots; Let's Discover Hour at Caleb Smith Park
Ages 3-5 Each program's theme will use nature explorations and hands on activities as a springboard for learning. 5/17 Wild about weathe;r 5/31 Fancy Flowers; 6/14 Flutterbys 6/28 Spring into Summer
Time: 10am – 11am Reservations are required. Caleb Smith State Park Preserve Jericho Turnpike Smithtown, NY 11787 Phone: (631) 265-1054
Fee: $2 Per child $6 Per car
Plant Sale
Sponsored by Southampton Garden Club. Southampton Historical Museum, Meeting House Lane. Sale proceeds benefit Museum's landscape project. Lovely flowers and plants for everyone.
Date: 5/29/07 Time: 11am – 2pm. Southhampton Historical Museum.
Hampton Bays Beautification Association Presents Garden Party to benefit Hampton Bay's Beautification Association. Cocktails, auction, music, hors d'oeuvres, and awards. Date: 6/5/06, Time: 5:00PM to 9:00PM, Canoe Place Inn, NY
Phone: (631) 728-2298, www.hamptonbayschamber.com Pricing: $15
Landscape Treasures Gardens
Experience the beauty of landscape designs.
Date: Jun. 9-Jun. 10, 25 Job’s Lane, Southampton (631) 283-2118
Long Island Rose Society Flower Show
Come see spectacular flowers in bloom.
Date: Jun. 10, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay (516) 922-8600
Spring Garden Tea
Date: Jun. 23, Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury (516) 333-0048
Greater Patchogue Garden Club Garden Tours
See spectacular gardens.
Date: Jul. 7, Greater Patchogue (631) 475-0121
Garden Tour
Tour the lovely gardens in the area.
Date: Jul. 14, Start at Hampton Bays United Artist Parking Lot, Ponquoge Road, Hampton Bays (631) 728-5938
The Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission (LICVB&SC) is the official tourism promotion agency for the destination’s travel and tourism industry. Based on Long Island in Hauppauge, NY, the LICVB&SC contributes to the economic development and quality of life on Long Island by promoting the region as a world-class destination for tourism, meetings and conventions, trade shows, sporting events, and related activities. For more information about Long Island, please contact the Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission by calling 1-877-FUN-ON-LI or visit www.discoverlongisland.com.
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