Name of Garden:
Hildene Farm and Grounds
History:
The non-profit Friends of Hildene raised the money to purchase the estate in 1978 and began the long process of restoring the home and gardens. The formal gardens, designed as a birthday gift by Jesse Lincoln for her mother Mary, include many of the original plantings from 1907 and produce thousands of peony blooms each June.
Description:
FORMAL GARDEN:
Robert Todd Lincoln's daughter, Jessie in 1907, designed the formal garden. She wanted the garden to resemble a stained-glass Gothic cathedral window. Different colored flowers produced the panes of "colored glass" and privet hedge was planted to represent the "leading" between the panes. In mid-June, over 1,000 peony blossoms from the original plantings fill the garden with color.
CUTTING AND KITCHEN GARDENS:
The Cutting & Kitchen gardens at Hildene were once the center of much activity. From these gardens the Lincoln family servants would gather an abundance of fruit, flowers and vegetables for household use. A playhouse for the Lincoln grandchildren once stood at the garden's edge. The paths and arbors have been restored and the flower and vegetable beds have been replanted.
Address:
Friends of Hildene, Inc.
PO Box 377, 1005 Hildene Road, Manchester, VT 05254
800 578-1788 802-362-1788 802-362-1564/Fax
Hours:
June through October
Daily 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, Begin at the Visitor Center
November through May
Thursday through Monday, 11:00am to 3:00 pm, Begin at the Main House
(Closed Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter)
Tickets: $10/Adults - $4/Youth - Children under 6 & Members/Free
Grounds open 9:30 to 4:30
Grounds Pass: $5/Adults - $2/Youth - Children under 6 & Members/Free
Mid-December to Mid-March
Cross-Country Skiing & Snowshoeing Weather Permitting
9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Website:
http://www.hildene.org/
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