Old Westbury Gardens
Old Westbury Gardens
English designer George A. Crawle completed this magnificent Charles II style mansion, an example of the finest in period landscape design and architecture in America in 1906. Sitting on 160 acres of formal gardens, landscaped grounds, woodlands, ponds and lakes, it was the former home to John S. Phipps. This beautiful home is accented by fine eighteenth century furnishings and fine arts collected by the family during its fifty years of residing there. The house is encircled with formal gardens, tree-lined walks, grand allees, ponds, and statuary. Thought by some to be the finest English garden in America. Many of the plantings include historic varieties, new hybrids, and experimental plants.
Peggie Phipps Boegner, daughter of John S. Phipps donated the house and it's gardens to the public in 1959. Ms. Boegner, now 93, says they see over 80,000 visitors each year, and have 200 active volunteers. She states that she believes they have made this place one of the great gardens of the Western World.
Everyone is welcome to Old Westbury Gardens for guided tours of Westbury House and Gardens, tours of the formal gardens, school visits, children's programs and events, family programs, museum exhibits, classic car shows, indoor and outdoor classical concerts, summer concerts, slide lectures, book signings, horticultural demonstrations and workshops, Scottish Games, botanical arts and gardening classes, and Master Gardener- and Educator-led Talks and Tours of topics relating to horticulture, art, history, design and architecture.
Helpful information for the visitor:
Admission:
$10.00 - General Admission for the House and Gardens
$ 8.00 - Over 62
$ 5.00 - Children 7-12
Free - Children 6 and under
Free - Members
Hours:
Late April thru December, including major holidays, 10am - 5pm daily. Closed Tuesdays.
