Beatrix Farrand Garden Association

Beatrix Farrand Garden Association We are a partner group of the National Park Service.

The Beatrix Farrand Garden Association (BFGA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the Beatrix Farrand designed Garden at the Bellefield Estate in Hyde Park, NY. The Beatrix Farrand Garden Association (BFGA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the Beatrix Farrand Garden at Bellefield.

08/14/2026

Join us for a Tiny Garden Wonders garden talk with our Director of Horticulture tomorrow, and for our annual Bioblitz citizen science event afterwards! Come to one or both! Register at the link.

08/01/2026

The birds and the bees have found the Beatrix Farrand Garden… bring your sweetheart for a sunset stroll, a golden hour picnic, a serenade under the Zelkova tree, or a misty morning walk. You can even bring your fur baby for a special date out. Open daily to the public, dawn to dusk, on the grounds of the FDR National Historic Site. Lots of pink and crimson flowers are in bloom… We’re ready for romance!

07/03/2026

Our Wild Garden is coming into its summer fireworks moment. Bring your book, bring your butterfly field guide, bring your kids, bring your mom! The milkweed flowers smell like vanilla!
Come discover your new favorites, like Scutellaria incana, hoary skullcap (pictured with the blue flowers). Or simply drink in the fields of color, flutter of wings, and birdsong. Just bring a cool beverage (or grab one at the cafe)!
Visiting for the first time is amazing, and visiting frequently allows you to slow down and witness the quiet magic of each species coming into bloom. Make this free public garden part of your wellness routine.

06/23/2026

Join us to fawn over Wendy Hollanders extraordinary new book of gorgeous botanical illustrations with the illustrator herself! Sat at 10:30, free!

06/19/2026

Reserve your ticket at link in bio : )
members and volunteers are free 💚
Entomology talk and hands on insect netting in the Wild Garden to explore all of the biodiversity our new native garden supports!
All tickets sales support our small non-profit. Thank you to our local sponsors for making this important talk possible!

06/12/2026

Stroll through the garden this Sunday and see eight talented Hudson valley artists at work during our plein air art event!
You are welcome to come set up and create your own plein air art in the garden anytime! We’re open daily, dawn to dusk.

06/09/2026

Some lovely new inventory including perennial sea lavender, have dropped in our online plant shop! Give your garden a boost - we sell in small sizes so you can buy yourself a “drift” or two.
And then the best part - you have a great excuse to come enjoy the garden when you pick up your plants!

06/07/2026

Join us for an incredible afternoon of Bossa Nova music at the beautiful Beatrix Farrand Garden at Bellefield. Please feel free to bring food & drink to enjoy during the show.

Bossa Nova, which means “new wave”, is a style of samba music that was developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Through the advent of Bossa Nova, Brazil was able to produce one of the most unique and enduring sounds in the history of Latin music.

Bossa Nova is distinct from other Samba subgenres, as it consists of a mixture of soft samba based on traditional Brazilian music and rhythms, American jazz, and a new style of Portuguese lyrics.

This concert is free and will be a memorable experience for music lovers of all ages.

BOREAL is a band that plays Brazilian Music in New York. With Mariana Barcellos on lead vocals and Gil Oliveira on percussion, both native from Brazil, joined by Timothy Hill on guitar, Steve Gorn on bamboo flutes and Gabriel Dresdale on cello, Boreal plays famous Bossa Nova tunes composed by Tom Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes, and other inspiring songs from various Brazilian composers.

The “blush, cream, and silver” border is capturing everybody’s hearts this spring. Okay… some of those pinks are looking...
06/04/2026

The “blush, cream, and silver” border is capturing everybody’s hearts this spring. Okay… some of those pinks are looking a little more than blush!
Beatrix Farrand carefully controlled color in her planting designs - in fact this is the only bed in our garden that isn’t really all shades of one color. The giant flower stalks of the yucca - like mammoth asparagus - make for an otherworldly contrast.

Public service announcement : The garden is at peak spring right now with the peonies at full blast! Come stick your nose in a peony! Golden hours of morning and evening are magic right now: )

05/31/2026

Shop our specialty selection of Farrand favorites - cottage garden annuals and perennials, featuring lots of great native perennials this year for under $10.

Link in bio!

All proceeds support our small non-profit.
All sales are virtual, with pickup on Sunday June 14th in the garden, when you can check out our evening bossa nova concert, artist working in the garden 11-3, or sign up for an afternoon ikebana class.

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4097 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY
12538

Telephone

+18454442809

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