OPEN GARDENS 2023
August 15, 2023
Linda Bishop- East Northport (Asharoken Garden Club)
Linda Bishop's garden in East Northport, NY was well manicured and ready for entertaining! There were so many good ideas in this immaculately maintained garden space. The pictures tell it all!
Ellen Jean Dwyer- Eaton's Neck
Ellen Jean Dwyer has an interesting garden carved into a hillside with moss covered boulders in Eaton's Neck, NY. There was a diverse assortment of plant material knitted throughout the boulders. Ellen and I talked for over an hour. This 91 year old gardener is also a painter and a sculptress! What a talented woman!
Tia and Charlie Muller, Fort Solonga
Charlie has been living on this three home estate on Fresh Pond for ten years. There is also a old barn and a "to be" artist's studio on the property as Tia likes to paint. The couple have planted wildflower meadows, native plants for pollinators and berries, and fruit trees. Charlie built a sturdy chicken coop to house their flock of chickens. The vegetable garden is fully fenced to keep out deer and other critters.
Margaret Staib (Grateful Gardens)- Greenlawn
. Margaret Staib, of Grateful Gardens LLC in Greenlawn, NY has a business designing landscapes, especially container gardens for all seasons. Her gardens were lushly planted with perennials, shrubs, tropicals and annuals. she had a huge coleus collection that I admired! I saw another member leaving with cuttings !
Her cottage-style front yard was so homely, that I expected to see a cat curled up on the porch (Margaret has a dog). The plant collection was diverse and the containers were amazing! I wish I could have stayed longer and chatted with Margret. She was so pleased to have us visit!
Her cottage-style front yard was so homely, that I expected to see a cat curled up on the porch (Margaret has a dog). The plant collection was diverse and the containers were amazing! I wish I could have stayed longer and chatted with Margret. She was so pleased to have us visit!
Drs. Mike and Linda Zentman- Greenlawn
Oh my goodness was this an eclectic garden! I did not meet them, but they are collectors of the most unusual garden art! They also had beautiful perennials and annuals as well as plants artistically grown in a variety of containers as you will see by the photos.
July 18, 2023
Fran Caci - Huntington (Asharoken Garden Club)
Laura Burke- Asharoken
Vanderbilt Rose Garden (Centerport Garden Club)
Nancy Kwas- Greenlawn (Centerport Garden Club)
Karen Breen-Northport (Asharoken Garden Club)
Chris Petersen-Asharoken (Asharoken Garden Club)
Carolyn Ginex- Northport (Asharoken Garden Club)
JUNE 20, 2023
Carol Montalto- Northport (Asharoken Garden Club)
Pat Bell- East Northport (Asharoken Garden Club)
Betsy Johnson- Greenlawn (Asharoken Garden Club)
Susan Pospisil- East Northport (Asharoken Garden Club)
Angie Jackofsky (Centerport Garden Club)
Jeanne and Willie Taylor (Nathan Hale Garden Club)
May 16, 2023
Robin Brennan- Centerport, NY (Centerport Garden Club)
Judy Basse- Huntington, NY (Nathan Hale Garden Club)
Jane Karas- Greenlawn, NY (Centerport Garden Club)
Mary Ahern- Northport, NY (Centerport Garden Club)
Nancy Schwartz- Huntington, NY (Nathan Hale Garden Club)