A four-day tour of breathtaking Hudson Valley gardens.

Hudson Valley Garden Tour

Lyndhurst in Tarrytown (C) Provided By Historic Hudson River Towns

A four-day tour of breathtaking Hudson Valley gardens.

Hudson Valley Garden Tour Day 1

Lyndhurst in Tarrytown (C) Provided By Historic Hudson River Towns

Lyndhurst

Westchester County

Lyndhurst, an 1838 Gothic Revival mansion designed by Alexander Jackson Davis, was once owned by railroad baron Jay Gould. Enjoy dramatic river views and magnificent gardens, an outstanding example of...

Kykuit

Westchester County

Travel to Kykuit, home to four generations of the Rockefeller family. Tour the expansive terraced gardens filled with 20th century sculpture, take time to see the antique auto and horse-drawn...

Stonecrop Garden

Putnam County

An idyllic afternoon can be spent at Stonecrop Garden in Cold Spring where you'll find 63 acres of exotic and native plants grown on rock ledges. Formerly a private home,...

Hudson Valley Garden Tour Day 2

View of Storm King

Storm King Art Center

Orange County

Storm King Art Center is a 500-acre outdoor museum located in New York's Hudson Valley. Since 1960, Storm King Art Center has been dedicated to stewarding its collection, landscape, and...

Orange County Arboretum

Orange County

Nearby, the Orange County Arboretum rambles over 35 acres of professionally planned and planted hillsides. Indigenous trees, a Shakespeare Garden, water garden, raised gardens and meandering groomed paths are a...

Mohonk Mountain House

Ulster County

Gardening has been a cornerstone at Mohonk Mountain House since the land was purchased in 1869. Since then, Mohonk has expanded its award-winning gardens, which reflect French and Italian influences,...

Hudson Valley Garden Tour Day 3

Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites

Dutchess County

Three National Historic Sites managed together: The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt NHS, Eleanor Roosevelt's Val-Kill, and the Vanderbilt Mansion.

Montgomery Place, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, a two story, beige mansion with green shutters with a manicured lawn and gravel driveway in front.

Montgomery Place

Dutchess County

Montgomery Place, an historic site with 434 acres of gardens, commercial orchards, historic forest and spellbinding vistas, reflects the privileged life of Hudson Valley aristocracy from the beginning of the...

Olana State Historic Site exterior, Columbia County

Olana State Historic Site

Columbia County

Olana is the greatest masterpiece of Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900), the preeminent American artist of the mid-19th century and the most important artist's home, studio, and designed landscape in the...

Hudson Valley Garden Tour Day 4

Mountain Top Arboretum

Greene County

Botanical garden featuring native plants, nature trails, and seasonal displays. Educational programs and peaceful mountain setting in the Northern Catskills.

The gray and white, two-story exterior of The Academy in Poughkeepsie with cars parked in front.

Academy Park

Albany County

Academy Park is a small horticultural jewel, designed to celebrate the tri-centennial of the city of Albany. The garden includes 225 evergreen cultivars and 90 companion plants, as well as...

Capital District Flower & Garden Show

Rensselaer County

In nearby Troy in late March, the Capital District Flower and Garden Show bursts with spring color. With over 100 exhibits and a garden market place, green thumbs will find...

Other Hudson Valley Gardens

Dutch Gardens

Rockland County

Dutch Gardens, New City An award-winning garden with a variety of flowers. Brick paths meander past a brick teahouse, gazebo, arbor and a bandstand with areas for sitting and picnicking.

Lasdon Park and Arboretum

Westchester County

Lasdon Park and Arboretum, Somers. A lush, 243-acre property consisting of a 30-acre arboretum featuring a formal azalea garden, a magnolia and lilac collection, a rare native American chestnut tree...

Van Cortlandt Manor is decorated with jack o' lanterns.

Van Cortlandt Manor

Westchester County

This 18th-century manor house was home to the powerful Van Cortlandt family. Tour the furnished manor house and restored outbuildings, including a kitchen garden, stone tavern, and ferry house. The...

Downing Park

Orange County

Downing Park, Newburgh. This 35-acre park was designed as a memorial to Andrew Jackson Downing by Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux. It beautifully exemplifies Downing's vision of a planned...

Boscobel house exterior, Garrison, Putnam

Boscobel

Putnam County

Boscobel, in Garrison, is a great example of Federal architecture with an extensive collection of period furniture and decorative arts. The rose garden features 140 varieties of roses with a...

Innisfree Garden

Dutchess County

Innisfree Garden, Millbrook. Named for Yeat's Irish isle of peace, Innisfree is a 200-acre landscape that encourages visitors to meander around a small lake. It features the ancient Chinese art...

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Dutchess County

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook. This site features 1,900 acres of meadow, forest, swamp, glacial outcroppings, hilly uplands and trout streams. Best is the Perennial Garden with its 4,500...

Locust Grove, Samuel Morse Historic Site

Dutchess County

Locust Grove, Samuel Morse Historic Site, Poughkeepsie. Stately trees, rolling hills, and picturesque views from the house and gardens combine to create a natural landscape garden. The Main Perennial Garden...

Wethersfield Estate and Gardens

Dutchess County

Wethersfield Estate and Gardens, Amenia. A country gentleman's estate consisting of over 1,400 acres, with more than 10 acres devoted to formal gardens. Enjoy the Cutting Garden, the Arborvitae Allee...