Greenwich's Sleepy Cat Farm To Become Headquarters For Major Nonprofit

GREENWICH, CT — The Garden Conservancy announced plans to relocate its headquarters from Garrison, New York, to Greenwich, where the nonprofit said it plans to establish closer ties with Sleepy Cat Farm.

The organization said it will initially move into offices at 4 Greenwich Office Park in July 2026. The new office space will provide 25 percent more room than its current headquarters in Garrison, which has served as the organization’s base since 2012 and is being sold by its owners.

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Sleepy Cat Farm is expected to transition over the next decade or longer into the organization’s permanent headquarters.

The Garden Conservancy is dedicated to preserving, sharing, and celebrating America's gardens and gardening traditions.

Founded in 1989 by Francis H. Cabot, The Garden Conservancy works nationally to protect gardens of horticultural, historical, and design significance.

Owned by Garden Conservancy supporter and board member Fred Landman, Sleepy Cat Farm is a 13-acre private residence, garden and working organic farm in Greenwich. The property was developed by Landman in collaboration with Greenwich architect Charles Hilton and landscape architect Charles J. Stick.

"Sleepy Cat Farm has always embodied the Garden Conservancy’s belief that gardens are vital cultural resources," Landman said in an announcement. "I am honored to create this opportunity for the Garden Conservancy as it continues to champion great gardens and help ensure that many more will be preserved for the public to enjoy."

The property includes a series of garden rooms, pavilions, pathways, pools, statuary and staircases integrated into landscaped gardens and agricultural spaces.

The Garden Conservancy said Sleepy Cat Farm attracts more than 900 visitors each day during its twice-yearly Open Days events, making it the most-attended garden in the organization’s national garden visiting program.

The program is the largest of its kind in the United States and has provided the public with opportunities to explore thousands of private gardens across more than 40 states.

The nonprofit also plans to host additional programming at the property’s barn beginning in 2026.

"As the Garden Conservancy approaches a new chapter of growth, strengthening our ties to Sleepy Cat Farm will make our mission of garden preservation more visible," said James Brayton Hall, president and chief executive officer of the Garden Conservancy, in an announcement.

"We are grateful to Fred Landman and his wife Seen Lippert for this extraordinary opportunity, which will give the Garden Conservancy a future home and will lead to the preservation of Sleepy Cat Farm – one of the most remarkable gardens of the 21st century."