Daylilies:
A Capital Affair!
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Gardens of Betsy Palmer Thompson 33 Stirrup Drive, East Greenbush,
NY 12061 Phone (518) 479-4372 Briaridge is an
all-season country garden, condensed to fit on a 22' by 200' townhouse lot, in
the middle of a six-home building. It takes its name from the neighborhood,
Briaridge II, and originally brambly ridge that forms the back of the
property. DIRECTIONS: From the
West: I-87 East to Exit 24. Bear left after the exit onto I-90 East, over the
Hudson River, to Exit 9, East Greenbush. At the light, turn right onto Route 4
and get into the left lane.
From the North: Take
I-87 South to Exit 1, I-90, and bear left onto I-90 East. Follow directions
above.
From the South: Take
I-87 North to Exit 23, I-787 and follow this route north to I-90 East. Then
follow directions above.
From the East: Take
Mass. Turnpike west and follow exit to I-90 to Albany. Once on I-90, take Exit
9, East Greenbush. Turn left onto Rt. 4 and follow directions as above.
OPEN: Friday, July
16, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and Sunday, July 18, from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m.
Gardens of Jim and Linda Healey
15 Wood St., Albany, NY 12203 Phone: 518-438-1819
Jim and Linda’s
property has the advantage and disadvantage of bordering on a lovely running
brook. The advantage is the scenic beauty and delightful sound of running
water. The disadvantage is the 20 foot drop! The gardens are informal and
feature three terraced levels. There is a nice garden swing and a small fish
pond as well as several stand-alone fountains. The focus is a mixed perennial
garden with emphasis on numerous daylilies. At this time we have about 450
named varieties, as well as a large selection of hosta. Our gardens are always
under construction as we add new things and move around old ones, but this
“living garden” is what makes us happy. Please stop by for a cold drink!
DIRECTIONS: from exit
24 N.Y. Thruway (I-90): Stay to the extreme right as you exit the toll
booths. You will need to take the first exit ramp on the right and merge onto
I-87 south. Continue to the end of the Northway and get into the left lane.
Turn left onto Western Ave. Go approximately one and a quarter miles to Upper
Hillcrest Ave. and turn right. There is a Dunkin Donuts on the corner. Go
down a hill and up, stop at the stop sign, then continue until the road bears
left and changes to Wood Street. They are the fourth house on the left. You can
park on the lawn across from the house.
From the Best Western
Hotel parking lot, turn left and go to Upper Hillcrest Ave. Follow the above
directions. The Healey Garden is only about 5 minutes from the hotel.
OPEN: 10:00-2:00,
both Friday, July 16 and Sunday, July 18.
Gardens of Carol Rehbaum 317 Washington Ave.,
Albany, NY 12206 Phone: 518-465-1851
DIRECTIONS: From hotel, turn right onto Western Ave. At "Y", bear left, staying on Western Ave. The Rehbaum house is on the left directly opposite the entrance to Washington Park. Distance is approx. 3 1/2 miles.
OPEN: Friday, July
16, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 18, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Gardens of Hannelore and Ralph Passonno 225 Pinewoods Avenue,
Troy, NY
Phone: 518-272-4143
Hannelore’s garden
begins at the front of the house and continues along the driveway to the rear.
Garden rooms abound, DIRECTIONS: From
Albany, north on I-87 to Exit 7 east, take Route 7 over the Hudson River. At
foot of Bridge turn right onto 8th Street. Proceed through traffic
signal and continue straight to second stop sign. Cross Congress Street
(traffic coming one way from left) and go left on Ferry Street (one way going
left). Proceed to 4th. set of lights – note Stewart Shop is straight
ahead at that light – turn right on Route 66 (Pawling Avenue). At second set of
lights bear left on to Pinewoods Avenue and proceed 1 mile to #225 on left.
OPEN: Friday, July
16, 11:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 18, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
North Country Daylilies at Longlesson Farm Bob and Melanie
Mason, 444 Goosen-Regan Rd. Buskirk, NY 12028
North Country
Daylilies is a sales garden and home to Melanie Mason’s hybridizing efforts.
Here you will find nearly 1200 registered varieties of daylilies, including many
newer introductions grown in clumps for display. Although Melanie’s
introductions are here, you will also find recent offerings of such northern
hybridizers as Curt Hanson, Bryan Culver, Jamie Gossard, Steve Moldovan, Phil
Korth, Karol Emmerich, Darrel Apps, Richard Norris, Bob Schwarz, Darlyn
Wilkinson, Margo Reed and Jim Murphy.
There are many
offerings lined out for summer sales, and you might just find something that you
can’t live without. If you’ve had your fill of daylilies, you can always enjoy
the beautiful scenery and the marvelous Angus cows with their calves, as this is
indeed a “working” farm.
DIRECTIONS: From
Albany, go north on I-87 to exit 7. Go east on Rt. 7 across the Hudson River.
At second light, turn left onto Rt. 40 north to Schaghticoke. At the light,
turn right onto Rt. 67 east. Go 5.4 miles. Bear right onto Marpe Rd. (NCD
arrow). At stop sign, turn left onto Goosen-Regan Rd. (another NCD arrow.)
Look for our sign on the right.
OPEN: Friday and
Sunday 10-4. By appointment other days and times.
Frog Hollow Daylilies
and Garden
David Gehrs and Katie Calhoun Frog Hollow is a
one-acre stretch of land filled with many gardens. Home of David Gehrs, Katie
Calhoun,
At Frog Hollow, there
are many hidden surprises that invite a closer look. From the large and the
loud to the dainty and diminutive, hundreds of popular and rare plants can be
found here. Oh, and yes there are loads of frogs waiting in the shadows to
greet you!
DIRECTIONS: From
I-87, take exit 12 West toward Ballston Spa, past Curtis Lumber. Take next left
onto Brookline road, then take first left at light onto route 50 south. Follow
route 50 for about two miles then take right at first light onto Charlton road.
Take Charlton past first stop sign, then at second stop sign take left onto
Goode Street. Go about a quarter mile on Goode St. Number 387 Goode is on the
right just past Vienna Heights.
OPEN: Friday, July
16, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 18, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Almquist Display Garden Peggy and Frank Almquist 107 Beth Drive,
Kingston NY, 12401 This AHS Display
Garden surrounds the residence of Peggy and Frank Almquist, and consists of
approximately 150 daylily varieties with a mix of other perennials, grasses,
shrubs and hosta.
The garden gate to
the right of the driveway will lead you past the koi pond and into the main
garden. The main garden is a series of mixed borders and in the back, a wetland
area shaded by a Dawn Redwood.
To the west is a
small brook surrounded by ornamental grasses and mixed shrubs. To the east, a
hillside features a large hickory tree under-planted with wild Arisaema, wild
flowers and other native plants.
DIRECTIONS: The
garden is located 5 minutes off Exit 19 of the NY Thruway, I-87. Please call or
use your GPS for detailed directions.
OPEN: Friday, July
16, 9-12, Sunday, 9-4.
Berkshire Botanical Garden 5 West Stockbridge
Rd., Stockbridge, MA 01262 Renowned for its inspiring
gardens, educatio For the Regional tour, the
Daylily Walk will be in full bloom. Divided by decade of registration Berkshire
Garden’s daylily collection allows you to see and compare the developments in
daylilies from the earliest NOTE: There is a $10 admission
for adults, $7 for senior citizens.
DIRECTIONS: From west: NY Thruway (I-90) to Exit B-3. Turn right onto Rt. 22 South for 0.8
miles to Rt. 102. Turn left. Follow Rt. 102 for 5.9 miles passing Lukeman Lane
-- followed immediately by Garden’s main entrance into parking lot.
OPEN: Daily, 10am to 5pm.
Lladybug Daylilies and Lla Lladybug Llamas, located in Ballston Spa, is the home of
over 400 varieties of daylilies and 20 llamas. Daylilies are
field grown in our zone 4 beds. We will have the gardens open for sales during our Open days.
DIRECTIONS: OPEN: Friday, July 16, 7:30 am to 7:30 pm, Sunday, July
18, 7:30 am to 7:30 pm.
Ken York Garden County Route 20/26,
East Nassau, NY 12062,
Phone: 518-794-9547
Ken's gardens feature the daylilies among companion plants
of perennials and shrubs. He has his own hybridizing program and many of his
seedlings are on display. He also has a collection of bird houses as well as
som DIRECTIONS: From Mass. Pike, exit at Canaan, State Rt. 22. Go north
on Rt. 22. Turn left (west) onto Rt. 20 toward Brainard. Turn right onto Rt.
66 (north) and follow directions above from *.
OPEN: Friday, July 16, 9:30-5:00 and Sunday, July 18, 9:30—5:00
All Things Beautiful
Gardens of Kathleen & Andy LaValley, Alpacas and Llamas of WynCrest Farm, 19 Great View Terrace, Voorheesville, NY 12186.
Our farm is located just 15-20 minutes outside of Albany, and home to 30 plus alpacas, a few llamas, ducks, chickens and two very
friendly cats. The gardens consists of beautiful flowering perennials, annuals, variety of hostas, shrubs, and ornamental trees. A summer room overlooks the rock gardens, and stamped concrete patio. Garden art and cement planters are filled with a variety of hardy sedum plants. For those interested in purchasing plants there will be a selection of potted plants available.
Directions: OPEN: Friday- July 16, 11-4 pm, Sunday, July 18th 9-4 pm.
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The gardens consist of six distinct garden rooms, each with its own
microclimates, exposures and color scheme. Betsy Thompson, proprietor, gardener
and maintenance worker, grows about 175 daylily cultivars here, representing a
range of hybridizers, forms and colors. She is partial to forms that can make
for interesting photos, as garden photography is one of her passions. Hosta and
iris enthusiasts will also find a generous sprinkling of these plants on
suitable sites. Betsy welcomes gardeners for tours by appointment, at any time
of year.
Turn left onto Route 151. Go one block and turn
Not all gardeners are
blessed with an acre of ground. Carol Rehbaum has applied her creativity to a
small 21’ x 50’ city lot in downtown Albany and created a bit of paradise.
After 14 years of work, her collection of daylilies is now around 100 different
cultivars. By gradually reducing the number of shade producing trees, she’s
made more space for her beloved plants. The garden is informal, with nary a
single blade of grass, but greenery and flowers abound, both in-ground and in
containers. Carol has also had to work with a three story brick wall on one
side and stockade fencing, but she has done it so creatively you will hardly
notice!
and are filled with a mix of daylilies, hosta, perennials,
annuals, shrubs, fruit trees, and berry bushes. There is also a greenhouse and
a large vegetable garden. The various garden rooms are complemented by marble
and bronze statues, assorted benches and some truly wonderful garden art. There
are 150+ daylilies of all forms and colors from a wide range of hybridizers. A
garden railroad runs around the granite fountain garden. A running commentary
will be heard coming from the chicken coup at the entrance to the back garden,
as it is home to our Guinea Hen Garden Patrol. Recently the Passonnos have added two honey bee hives
at the rear of one of the back gardens. Bees usually aren't troubling to garden visitors, but for anyone with bee allergies,
it's a consideration
and their two spoiled dogs, Bailey and Wallace, Frog Hollow is located
in Burnt Hills, NY surrounded by apple orchards and horse farms. As a plant
collector’s garden, the property is filled with rock and alpine gardens, shrub
and perennial boarder, shade gardens, water features and of course loads of
daylilies. There are over 150 AHS registered daylilies as well as hundreds of
David’s select seedlings planted throughout.
The daylilies range from those registered by Dr. Stout to a
few 2009 introductions. The fifteen year old garden is arranged in long beds
that divide the area into “rooms”. This was more by accident than design!
nal programs and exquisite setting, the Berkshire Botanical
Garden is one of New England's oldest and most treasured public gardens. Come
roam the Garden's 15 lush acres where 3,000 regionally appropriate plant
species, significant trees, unique shrubs and exotic botanical collections take
center stage in an ever-changing theater of the senses.
introductions up to the present.
mas Phone: 518- 884-0265
e unique garden statuary. The garden was started in 1959, but as most of us
know, all gardens are a work in progress.
