Take a peek at some of the thousands of daffodils blooming at LongHouse Reserve with horticulturist Holger Winenga. "Pistachio" Hybridized and registered by W.F. Leenen from the Netherlands in 2004.We planted them last fall under the new Davidia tree on the second lawn at LongHouse. 'Pistachio' is rather late in bloom and...
If you have visited LongHouse, there's a good chance you traveled along Stephen Hand's Path to reach us. Stephen Hand was an actual person and this week back in 1668 his name, and the road, appear in the Records of the Town of East Hampton. The East Hampton Star printed a wonderful...
The month of March is always full of weather surprises so it really was no surprise that we were greeted with a lovely blanket of snow this morning. The contrast of white on the ground plays well against the landscape and the art in the gardens, not to mention our...
After a cold, rainy spring draped in the browns and grays of winter, our season opener, Rites of Spring, was blessed with a bright, sunny day with colors dazzling guests from every corner of the garden. We had our largest crowd for opening day but even with over 500 guests,...
Winter Storm Grayson barreled up the East Coast and pummeled the Northeast with a full day of high winds, snow, and arctic temperatures. With just a few branches down, the LongHouse gardens came through in one piece. Here are some photos from the day after the storm, snapped by our...