Open Days Program Garden Tour - Dutchess County

Explore two private gardens in Pawling, open to the public for self-guided tours to benefit the Garden Conservancy. No reservations required; rain or shine. Featuring a garden designed to complement an eighteenth-century house with many levels, a courtyard garden, lily pools, and a secret woodland, plus a naturalistic cottage garden with deep planting beds, a hidden colorful pool area, and an herb knot garden. Admission is $7 per garden; children 12 & under free. See www.opendaysprogram.org or call The Garden Conservancy toll-free weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, 1-888-842-2442.

Visitors may begin the day at either location:

-Hall Christy House Garden, 5 Meeting House Road, Pawling; 11am to 6pm

-Scherer Garden, 10 Birch Hill Road, Pawling; 11am to 4pm