Wethersfield Estate & Garden

Wethersfield Estate and Garden is also hosting a Digging Deeper on Sunday, June 23: The History of Wethersfield Estate & Garden and How Its Responding to Beech Tree Blights

Wethersfield Estate & Garden occupies 1,000 acres in northeast Dutchess County, where it is the highest point in the region with an elevation of 1,200 feet. From that vantage point, it offers majestic views of the Berkshires, the Catskills, and the Taconic Hills.

The Estate is comprised of a Georgian-style house, classical gardens, a carriage house, and a farm. Wethersfield is generally considered one of the finest examples of Italian Renaissance gardens in the United States.

Founded by Citigroup heir, philanthropist, and investor Chauncey Stillman in 1938, Wethersfield Estate & Garden is now a nonprofit organization devoted to the proper stewardship of land, habitat protection, conservation, culture, and the arts.

Wethersfield hosts a variety of formal and native-inspired garden spaces, such as an Arts & Crafts English perennial garden, cut flower garden, hedged yew topiaries, mature tree specimens, and 20 miles of trails for equestrian activities and hiking.

Wethersfield strives to integrate the latest horticultural knowledge to maintain a sustainable and historical garden in a changing world. Wethersfield Estate & Garden is on the National Register of Historic Places and was awarded the 2021 New York State Historic Preservation Award for Excellence in Historic Landscape Preservation.

Complement your Open Day with a visit to this nearby public garden.  The Garden Conservancy is not ticketing this garden.  For more information about visiting, please visit their website.