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| Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park |
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| Bayard Cutting Arboretum-Welcome Spring! |
Welcome to This Month in the Garden as we tour the beautiful 691 acre Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park, located in the town of Great River on the south shore of Long Island. It is the home to numerous collections of plants, including the Woodland Garden Walk, the Four Season Garden, Old Pinetum and Pinetum Extension, Oak Park and Holly Walk, Westbrook Wall Garden, Royce Rhododendron Walk, Paradise Island Walk and the well-known Dwarf Conifer Garden. There is always something new to see at the arboretum, as new plantings are added yearly. I have been wanting to visit Bayard during springtime for the longest time and finally made it!
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| Bayard Cutting Manor House |
Entering the arboretum, is this beautiful 68 room mansion that was built for William Bayard Cutting in 1886 as a country home. Touring around the back of the Manor House are views of the Great Lawn, where fields of Daffodils can be admired in springtime.
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| Looking out onto The Great Lawn |
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Snowdrops
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Strolling along during the month of April, remains of snowdrops, one of the earliest blooming perennials, can also be seen growing in the woodland areas.
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| View of the Great Lawn from Mansion |
A variety of mature trees, including Oak, Maple and Elm, mixed in with Pine, Spruce and other evergreens can be viewed from across the vast Great Lawn...
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| Beautiful Paths |
while winding paths can be followed to view stone walls and sitting areas.
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| Weeping Red Japanese Maple |
With the arrival of spring, deciduous trees, such as this Weeping Japanese Maple, are now vibrant with their new colorful foliage.
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| Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla' in the Royce Garden |
In the Royce Garden are the vibrant blooms of the Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla' along with other varieties of rhododendron, azaleas, dogwoods, Andromeda, groundcovers and other woodland plantings.
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| Spring Flowering Trees in the New Pinetum |
A variety of spring blooming trees including Flowering Crabapple, Cherry and Redbud can be seen bursting with color throughout the grounds.
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Spring Views of The New Pinetum
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The New Pinetum offers a vast variety of both evergreen and flowering trees including Persian Ironwood, Fragrant Snowbell, Golden Dawn Redwood and rare collections of pine, fir and spruce and cedar.
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| The Four Season Garden |
A favorite of mine is the Four Season Garden Walk, which lives up to its name, with something to offer in every season. Designed in 2011, this mixed border offers an assortment of mature conifers, flowering trees and shrubs and perennials.
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| The Four Season Garden |
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| Candytuft (Iberia sempervirens) |
The Iberia (Candytuft) along the walkway especially stands out this time of year.
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| Fragrant Viburnum 'Carlesii' |
For some lovely fragrance, Viburnum carlesii cannot be beat!
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| Eastern Redbud in the Woodland Garden |
Eastern Redbud and Fothergilla (Bottlebrush) blooms are also a delight in springtime. Eastern Redbud is a northeastern native, whole Fothergilla is native to the southeast. Each are widely used in native gardens.
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| Fothergilla (Fothergilla x intermedia 'Mount Airy') |
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| Dwarf Conifer Garden |
A well known garden to the arboretum is the Dwarf Conifer Garden. It was donated by the Rezek family in 2018 in honor of Long Islander and horticultural pioneer Ed Rezek. The collection consists mainly of unusual dwarf conifers along with Japanese Maple and flowering shrubs and perennials such as Heather, Japanese Forest Grass and Sedum. Some of the selections in the garden include Dwarf Norway spruce, Dwarf Blue Spruce, Dwarf Cryptomeria, Golden Hinoki Cypress, Hinoki Cypress 'Compacta', Juniperus 'Gold Strike', Mugo Pine and Japanese Garden Juniper.
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| Dwarf Conifer Garden |
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| Dwarf Japanese Andromeda (Pieris japonica ‘Cavatine’) |
Another lovely sight are the bell-shaped white blooms of Dwarf Japanese Andromeda 'Cavatine' and the glorious blooms of Yellow Magnolia.
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| Yellow Flowering Magnolia 'Judy Zuk' in the Pinetum Extension |
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| Magnolia 'Judy Zuk' Spring Blooms |
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| Westbrook Walled Garden |
Last but not least is the lovely Westbrook Walled Garden planted in 2014, and this statue which was dedicated to the trustee and lifetime friend of the Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Charles D. Webster. It is a comfortable place to sit and relax after walking the gardens..jpg) |
| Tulips in the Westbrook Walled Garden |
Here you can wind up the day by viewing more tulips, Japanese Forest Grass, Hosta, Coral Bells, Dwarf Conifers and various flowering shrubs, all which are a delight to the senses!
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More Views of the Westbrook Walled Garden
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I hope you enjoyed our spring stroll around the beautiful Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park. Thank for for stopping by for This Month in the Garden and do be sure to stop by on the 1st. and 15th. of each month as I continue to share gardening tips, information and horticultural adventures!
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Great photos, Lee. This arboretum and gardens look beautiful. I love landscape angles, combination of colors and shapes. Paths are laid skillfully, raised beds, walls. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWell that was a fun virtual trip - thank you! Redbud dot the hillsides all along WV interstates, so pretty in spring. I have a fothergilla in my garden that is now leafing out. I like having a few specimen plants. I've been toiling in my landscape, still adapting to its shade to sun renovation on the north side. My south side seems to be getting a lot of attention with neighbors with my variety of Itoh peonies. They are real beauties! Happy May, Lee!
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