The Garden Conservancy's Open Days Program

The bluestone English Tudor-style house was built in 1986 and over the last twenty-two years the landscape followed. The main landscape influences came from Cornell University, Longwood Gardens, and Winterthur. Bluestone, large trees, and English gardens are the main elements of a landscape that includes groundcovers, shrubs, perennials, and shade-loving plants. The main attraction is at the bottom of the hill, a bluestone landscaped pool with two waterfalls, stone landings, stone walkways, trees, perennials, and shrubs. On a facing hill there is an African mahogany pergola filled with pink 'Zephrine Drouhin' roses. It leads to a hidden patio enclosed by a large stone retaining wall lined with a variety of rose bushes. Stone walkways through the main garden are accented by large boulders and tall trees that create a large shade garden. The landscaped property includes four irrigated acres and contains more than 120 rhododendrons. A large bluestone wall hook is the foreground for one stand of eight-foot tall rhododendron 'Nova Zembla' that blooms red in early June. Also included on the property are many hand-cut bluestone walls and structures. There is a large walled stone outlook where one can sit to enjoy the views. The vast majority of the stonework comes from remnant quarries where each piece, after digging and digging, was found deep in the hills and handpicked for the work. Beautiful tree specimens dot the property.