Bridge Gardens
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 and shrubs, and a unique 4-quadrant herb garden featuring culinary, medicinal, ornamental, and textile/dye plants.
Donated in 2008 by Jim Kilpatric and Harry Neyens, the Trust has maintained the characteristics of the gardens while introducing new elements and programs that tie it to the organization’s conservation mission, including a vegetable garden and use of sustainable gardening practices — and, new in 2015, Community Gardens.
Today, Bridge Gardens serves as a multi-purpose, multi-disciplinary outdoor classroom, demonstration garden, and community resource, under the direction of Garden Manager Rick Bogusch.
Enjoy a selection of images taken by photographer Jeff Heatley during a year long exploration of the gardens in 2014! Want more?
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.
plein air painting with Suzanne Fokine
Garden walk with Rick Bogusch
Joe Hampton and the Kingpins at Fridays at Six Music Night
Veggie garden walk with local day camp.
Fridays at Four Tasting and Tour
Planting bulbs talk with Summerhill
Organic rose care with Paul Wagner and Rick Bogusch.
Long Island Grown Spring Lecture Series
Pruning with Jackson Dodds
Lawn care with Paul Wagner
Thank You to our 2019 Corporate Sponsors and Partners:
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, Greener Pastures Organics, Goldman Sachs & Co., Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons, Jackson Dodds & Company, Mahoney Tree Farm, Marders, Peconic Estuary Program, Perfect Earth Project, PSEG, RB Irrigation, Summerhill Landscapes.
And special thanks to our 2019 Partner, Patron, Benefactor, Friend, Sustainer and Supporter-level members:
Partner ($5,000 level members)
- Bobbie Braun- The Neuwirth Foundation
- Susan Edwards and Ian Ziskin
Patron ($2,500 level members)
- Anne and John Hall
Benefactor($1,000 level members)
- George A. Hambrecht and Andrea H. Fahnestock
Donald and Barbara Zucker
Friend ($500 level members)
- Jon Ambrose and Jim Brasher
- Doug and Amy Halsey
- Daniel Rosen CPA
- Kimberly Eads, Vital Habitats
- Nancy Gilbert and Richard Wines
Sustainer($250 level members)
- Carol Mulvihill Ahlers and Ronald Ahlers
- Dr. Paula J. Angelone and Jerry Rosengarten
- Anne and Bruce Babcock
- Bettina Benson
- Susan D’Alessio
- Julia Fahey and Ben Rice
- Anna Lou Fletcher and Frederick Haggard
- Stuart Goode and Nancy Cooley
- Joanne and Thomas Gouge
- Adam and Nancy Greene
- Deborah and Anthony Guarna
- The Horticultural Alliance
- Mary and Michael Kasbar
- Christine Killorin and John Nussbaumer
- Kim and Greg Lippmann
- Francine Lynch
- Christopher Pola
- Jacqueline and Vincent Scerbinski
- Barbara Slifka
- Margaret and Peter Sullivan
- Catherine and Bradford Tepper
- Susan Kennedy Zeller
Supporter ($125 level members)
Susan Barbieri
- Gabe and Jerilyn Caprio
- Cheryl Carter
- Robert Chancelor and Oscar Mandes
- Jenice and Rick Delano
- Carol and Michael DeVito
- Alan and Hatsy Dresher
- Robert Fleischer and Susan Raanan
- Laura Flug
- Judy Lynne Hester
- Thomas Hinton
- Richard Kahn and Elaine Peterson
- Hilka Klinkenberg and Bernard Braverman
- Jay Lubell
- Jennifer and James Pike
- Judith Saner
- Charles Savage
- Ira Schreger
- Marla Schwenk
- Loren Skeist and Marlene Marko
- Heidi and Chris Swindells
- Carol and Joel Thea
- Theresa Vogel
- Jackie Watson
- Alicia Whitaker
- Michael and Abby Wolk
- Niki and Manouch Yektai
Please consider joining us as a member, corporate sponsor or partner today. For more information, contact Alison Delaney at 631.283.3195 ext. 44.
And take a virtual tour today! Courtesy of Waldo Cabrera’s video on MyLITV:
Partners
Visitor Information
NEW HOURS:
Bridge Gardens is open to the public 7-days a week from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Free Daily Admission!
Yearly memberships, which include reduced fee or free admission to workshops and activities, are also available. Join Today!
Bridge Gardens may be closed on certain days for Peconic Land Trust related special events or maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Things To Do
Birdwatching
Photography
Nature Study
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Peconic Land Trust Bridge Gardens Note Cards
set of 8 note cards by photographer Jeff Heatley.