Bridgehampton, NY

Bridge Gardens

Photo: Jeff Heatley

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Project Type

Stewardship

Acreage

Things to do

Birdwatching, Photography, Nature Study, Gardening

Access

Public

Address

36 Mitchell Ln, Bridgehampton, NY 11932

About

A five-acre gem in the heart of Bridgehampton, Bridge Gardens is a unique public and demonstration garden with mysterious hedgerows, a wide variety of perennial and annual flowers, native and non-native shrubs and trees, an expansive demonstration vegetable garden, a large rose garden, and a unique 4-quadrant herb garden featuring culinary, medicinal, ornamental, and textile/dye plants.

Donated in 2008 by James Kilpatric and Harry Neyens, the Trust has maintained the original characteristics of the garden while introducing new elements and programs that tie it to the organization’s conservation mission. These include expanding the vegetable garden which supports local food pantries, installing 24 Community Garden plots, and using low-impact, environmentally sensitive gardening practices.

New in 2021! We are excited to announce that our free self-guided tour of Bridge Gardens is now available through TravelStorys. This virtual tour is available through the TravelStorys app and is narrated by Rick Bogusch, Garden Director and Kathy Kennedy, Senior Manager of Outreach. Listen along as they share the history of the garden and discuss the different plant species that grow throughout the garden. You can download TravelStorys on your phone or enjoy the tour at home on your computer.

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“2018 was the first year that Bernard and I worked the community garden at Bridge Gardens. Under the expert guidance of Rick Bogusch, manager of the garden and farm, Bernard was able to turn rich, dark soil and seedlings into a plot of land filled with 6 foot sunflowers, many varieties of tomatoes , dark red beets and other vegetables and flowers”

Linda Massis

Today, Bridge Gardens serves as a multi-purpose, multi-disciplinary outdoor classroom, demonstration garden, and community resource, under the direction of Garden Director Rick Bogusch.

In 2020, Bridge Gardens became a Pick Up Location for Quail Hill Farm’s CSA Summer Box Shares!

We offered a limited number of box share pickups for the legendary Quail Hill Farm CSA Summer Share season.

Quail Hill Farm, a stewardship project of the Peconic Land Trust, is one of the first Community Supported Agriculture farms in the country. On fertile farmland donated to the Trust in 1990 by Deborah Ann Light, Quail Hill Farm’s CSA program offer the opportunity to harvest in the fields as well as box share options. In 2020 we expanded the offering to include Bridge Gardens as a pickup option and this continues in 2021.

Pickups are on Thursday afternoons from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. June through the end of October.

Enjoy a selection of images taken by photographer Jeff Heatley during a year long exploration of the gardens in 2014! Jeff’s images were used to create two sets of notecards, the perfect memento from your visit, or a gift for someone special! They are available for purchase in our online shop.

Winter shot of the building at Bridge Gardens

Educational and Recreational Programming All Year

In addition to educational programs on horticulture, including vegetable gardening, Bridge Gardens hosts a variety of classes on the arts, conversations with local growers and gardening experts, music performances, children’s programming and more. Visitors are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs and picnics and enjoy the lush surroundings. Programs run from April through December.

Due to COVID-19, many of our programs moved online in 2020.

Find more videos from Bridge Gardens on our blog.

Rick with pots of forced bulbs — Bridge Gardens Director Rick Bogusch in the video, Force Spring Blooming Bulbs.

Community Gardener Justin Ruaysamran is making sauerkraut — Community Gardener Justin Ruaysamran making sauerkraut for the video, From Bridge Gardens: Making Sauerkraut with Justin and Rick.

Joe Hampton and the Kingpins at Fridays at Six Music Night

Yvette De Bow Rick In Veg Garden Childrens Program Summer 2013 — Veggie garden walk with local day camp.

Planting bulbs talk with Summerhill Landscapes

Organic rose care with Paul Wagner of Greener Pastures Organics and Garden Director Rick Bogusch.

Paul Wagner demonstrating lawn care — Lawn care with Paul Wagner

We extend a big thank you to our 2015 - 2021 Corporate Partners, whose generous gifts of time and expertise help to make the Gardens grow:

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County Lead informative workshops about organic lawn care.
Greener Pastures Organics Donates volunteer hours to lead “Free Advice Tuesdays”, which addresses organic practices for lawn care.
Goldman Sachs & Co. Donated volunteer hours through their Community TeamWorks program.
Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons Publicity and community partner.
Jackson Dodds & Company Donates professional tree services to help beautify the Gardens. Leads pruning workshops and contributes tree and landscape care at a generous discount.
Mahoney Tree Farm Donated plants, including Ilex Opaca and Nyssa Sylvatica, for the Bridge Gardens entrance and vegetative buffer along Mitchell Lane.
Marders Donated professional gardening services.
Peconic Estuary Program Lead informative workshops about organic lawn care.
Perfect Earth Project Sponsors “Free Advice Tuesdays”, which addresses organic practices for lawn care.
PSEG Donated volunteer hours through their corporate volunteer partnership.
RB Irrigation Assists with our irrigation needs.
Summerhill Landscapes Donated landscaping services for the Bridge Gardens entrance and vegetative buffer along Mitchell Lane.