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Tuesday March 21, 2006
SPRING ON LONG ISLAND: PUBLIC GARDENS, FLOWER SHOWS AND FESTIVALS
Contact: Kristen Matejka
Director of Marketing and Communications
LICVB&SC
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SPRING ON LONG ISLAND: PUBLIC GARDENS, FLOWER SHOWS, FESTIVALS AND MORE
HAUPPAUGE, NY -(March 21, 2006)- With thousands of acres of public gardens on Long Island, many on the grounds of stunning mansions and estates, and a broad range of flower shows, festivals, competitions and tours planned, Long Island is the place to visit to enjoy the fragrance of spring.
Come see 30,000 daffodils in bloom at Coe Hall, attend the Huntington Tulip Festival, or go on a tour of private gardens in the exclusive Hamptons.
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 and help you shake off winter’s chill.
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 www.nusparks.com
April 1st – October 31st, Tuesday - Sunday 10am – 4:30pm (EST) & 10am – 5:30pm (DLST)
Fee: $6.00 Per Car daily – Labor Day weekends until November. Senior: 62 and older free during the week. House and 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 www.co.nassau.ny.us/parks.html Tuesday – Sunday 9am – 4pm Free & donations accepted.
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. Bird sanctuary with waterfall and songbird study garden. Address: 114 Student Center Hempstead, NY 11550 Phone: 516-463-6815
Hours: open to the public 24 hours Monday – Friday Guided Tours: free for 12 or more but will except donation
Clark Botanic Garden
Twelve acres of living museum and education facility. We are 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 Garden Hours: 10am – 4pm daily Admission: $2.00 Voluntary donation is requested.
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. 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 Monday – Sunday from April 16th – October 31st 10am – 5pm. 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 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 11937
Phone: 631-329-3568 info@longhouse.org Hours of operation: April 29th – September 17th, Wednesday – Saturday 2 -5pm, April 30th – September 25th no reservation required.
Admission: $10.00 Adults, $8.00 for seniors, LHR members & children under 12 free.
Group Tour information please contact 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: 516-922-9200
Hours of operation: daily from 9am – 5pm except Christmas Day. Fee: $6.00 parking fee May 1st – October 31st and on weekend & holidays after October 31st – April 30th. Guided Tours offered: daily April 1st – September 30th 12 noon – 3:30pm. Admission: General $5.00, seniors $3.50 & students with ID, $1.00 for children 7 – 12yrs. Free: admission for children 6 & under.
SPRING GARDEN AND FLOWER EVENTS:
Flower Show-Rododendron and Azaleas
Enjoy the competition and displays at the Horticultural Center.
Date: 5/21/06 Time:12-4, Planting Fields Arboretum, Planting Fields Road Oyster Bay, NY 11771 Phone: (516) 922-9200, Parking fee: $6.00
Dahlia Container Gardening
Hands on demonstration, with Steve Nowartowski with the Dahlia Society.
Date: 5/13/06, Time: 1-2, Planting Fields Arboretum, Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, NY 11771, Phone: (516) 922-9200, Adults: $10
Rhododendron Days
The Rhododendron and Azalea Walks surrounding Coe Hall will flower in shades of pastel and brilliant red and yellow.
Date: 5/13/06 - 5/22/06, Time: 9-5, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, NY 11771, Phone: (516) 922-8600, www.nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/
Parking fee: $6.00
Walk and Talk: Spring Bulbs
Storyhour with snack and themed craft.
Date: 4/8/06, Time: 11-12, Planting Fields Arboretum, Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, NY 11771, Phone: (516) 922-9200, Adults: $8.00
Daffodil Days
A feast for the eyes! Come see 30,000 Daffodils and more than 80 varieties of magnolias all in bloom. Date: 4/8/06 - 4/16/06, Time: 9-5, Coe Hall, Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, NY 11771, Phone: (516) 922-8670, www.plantingfields.org, Parking fee: $6.00
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Hofstra University Flower & Garden Show
There will be horticulture and educational exhibits; free, informative lectures; garden displays and a garden marketplace. Date: 4/7/06 - 4/9/06, Time: Please Call, Hofstra Arena, 240 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549, Phone: (516) 463-6504, www.hofstra.edu
How Does Your Garden Grow
Spring has sprung, and so have the green plants. Children will learn about different kinds of seeds from parachutes to stickems, and what they will be when they grow up. Discover that seeds can grow in more than just soil. Take home a seed to grow. Joanne Brown and Linda Muhleman will pique your child's curiosity and make science seem like fun. Ages 5-9
Date: 5/6/06, Time: 1:30PM to 2:30 PM, Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive
Smithtown, NY 11787, Phone: (631) 979 6344, www.sweetbriarnc.org
Nassau County Museum of Art's Sculpture Garden
See works by Lichtenstein, Di Suvero and a Special Selection of Calder Stabiles and Mobiles.
Date: 4/1/04 - 4/1/06 , Time: call for time, Nassau County Museum of Art, One Museum Drive
Roslyn Harbor, NY 11577, Phone: (516) 609-9696, Adults: $8.00 adults--members are free
Children: $4.00 children 12 & under, Seniors: $7.00
Hampton Bays Beautification Association Presents Garden Party
Chinese Auction & Raffle, Cocktails & Hors 'D Oeuvres
Date: 6/3/06, Time: 3:00PM to 7:00PM, Top of the Wharf, Dune Road, Hampton Bays, NY
Phone: (631) 728-2211, www.hamptonbayschamber.com Pricing: call
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: 5/7/06, Time: 11-4, Heckscher Park, Huntington, Phone: (631) 351-3099 www.town.huntington.ny.us Pricing Information: This is a free event
Garden Tours
Tour private gardens in Hampton Bays!
Date: 7/8/06 Hampton Bays Beautification Association, Meet parking lot of UA Movie Theater (meet in parking lot, where tickets will be sold), Contact: Maude Kramer Phone: (631) 728-0939
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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