Cold Spring -- Stonecrop

Object Details

General: This 40-acre site, featuring 6 acres of gardens and more of meadows and woodland, is located in the highlands east of the Hudson River. Developed bit by bit by its owners since 1958, its varied features include rock gardens, a conservatory and alpine house, ponds and water features, a metasequoia grove, and systematic order beds. Plants from the garden are offered for sale and although the garden is opened to the public on a limited basis, it is still a private sanctuary, a true plant lover's paradise.

Place: United States of America -- New York -- Putnam County -- Philipstown -- Cold Spring; Stonecrop (Cold Spring, New York)

See more items in: Irene Jeruss garden photography collection; Irene Jeruss garden photography collection / Garden Images / New York

Collection Citation: Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Irene Jeruss Garden Photography Collection

Collection Rights: Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: [email protected].

Bibliography: Garden has been featured in Derek Fell, photographer, "Gardens: At Stonecrop," Architectural Digest, June 1983, pp. 104-108+. Garden has been featured in Ogden Tanner, "The Gardens at Stonecrop," Horticulture, (May 1986).

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