If anyone likes flowers, creative landscaping, art sculpture, arts & crafts architecture, history, and/or simply a fantastic view, I highly suggest this festival held on a private estate. It is very small scale, and more like a retreat than a festival. Lots of tree peonies, and a gorgeous and serene setting. I compare it to Sonnenberg gone wild - formal bones with wilderness edges. No pfs, but often a red-tailed hawk, as well as songbirds. I believe a couple of rfalconcam members headed out last year with a photography group, and the
pictures were fantastic, and from
2008, as well. I hope you'll come this year! (P.S. Feel free to ask any questions - I've been going for more than a decade.)
ezsha
The nursery.
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Linwood Gardens is pleased to present the 2010 edition of the Tree Peony Festival of Flowers. The gardens will be open from 9 am through 5 pm on May 22 and 23, May 29, 30 and 31, and June 5 and 6. Please note that these include the usual three weekends of Saturdays and Sundays, and Memorial Day Monday as well.
Any festival day provides spectacular views of the Genesee Valley, the summer house, and the rest of the grounds and gardens. The variable weather of spring strongly influences bloom times. The earliest tree peonies, the Japanese varieties, should begin blooming first, and current updates will be available on the website. Historical photographs are on display in the Summer House. If it gets chilly, there will undoubtedly be a cozy fire going in the Oak Room.
When you visit, the suggested donation is $8, which goes toward garden preservation. This donation also allows you to enter the raffle to win a tree peony. A $10 donation includes not only the raffle ticket, but also a guided tour.
As there are several resident pets, please refrain from bringing any animals other than documented service animals.
A limited number of tree peonies are available for purchase, to be picked up in the autumn. Additionally, small gift items are also available.
Hot and cold beverages, soups, light lunch fare, snacks, and desserts may be purchased on site. Sorry, no picnic facilities are available.
Further updates will be sent as necessary, including dates for musicians and the recorder group.
As spring is providing a beautiful and peaceful setting here, we hope to see you soon!
Sincerely,
The Tree Peony Festival of Flowers staff and volunteers
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Linwood Gardens is listed on The New York State Register of Historic Places. Linwood also serves as a private residence and is only open to the public for the Festival of Flowers and to registered attendees of the open garden days and workshops. Current information is always available at
http://www.linwoodgardens.org/.
