Sandy Hook Garden On Garden Conservancy Open Days Tour This Weekend
Sandy Hook Garden On Garden Conservancy Open Days Tour This Weekend
The public is invited to explore the private garden created by Sandy Hook resident Jean Sander at her home, 211 Walnut Tree Hill Road in Sandy Hook, when the garden is open from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, June 26, as prt of The Garden Conservancyâs Open Days Program.
No reservations are required. The event will run rain or shine.
Special highlights in Mrs Sanderâs garden include a âtrougheryâ area of 18th and 19th Century stone watering troughs planted with alpines, a formal flower garden surrounded by a yew hedge, and a woodland walk overlooking the Pootatuck River and Lake Zoar.
The garden is the only one in Fairfield County that will be open that day, and the only one scheduled this season in Newtown. Nine additional Litchfield County gardens will also be open on June 26.
Admission is $5 per garden, with children ages 12 and under admitted free of charge. All proceeds benefit The Garden Conservancy.
Limited parking will be available in the Sandersâ driveway. The couple suggests guests park either across the street from their driveway on Glen Road, or across from the neighboring house at 107 Glen Road, which is state property and has room for a few cars to pull off the road. Additional parking is also available past the bridge on Walnut Tree Hill Road (opposite River Edge Drive), but the road is curvy and additional care should be taken while walking along that stretch of roadway.
The Garden Conservancy Open Day program, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this season, offers thousands of people across the country hundreds of opportunities to learn and exchange gardening ideas, or to simply explore and enjoy magnificent gardens and spaces not normally open to the public. This year, more than 360 private gardens in 21 states offer enthusiasts the chance to explore first-hand examples of outstanding design and horticulture.
Additional information, including directions to each garden and the full 2010 season schedule, is available at OpenDaysProgram.org or by calling The Garden Conservancy, toll-free, weekdays between 9 am and 5 pm, at 888-842-2442.
To see additional photos, in color, of Jean Sanderâs garden, visit NewtownBee.com, click on News, then on the link for The Beeâs Photo Gallery, and then on the album of Photos from The Issue of June 18, 2010.