Walled Garden: This Week's Featured Garden
Imagine acres of poppies, snapdragons, and vibrant blooms by the thousands! That's the Walled Garden during Festival of Flowers, going on now through May 18.
Frederick Law Olmsted intended the Walled Garden to be mixed plots of flowers, fruits and vegetables, typical of an English kitchen garden, but Mr. Vanderbilt insisted on a "garden of ornament rather than utility." Accordingly, this formal garden consists of two lengthy arbors entwined with vines and symmetrical flower beds arranged in patterns. The garden blooms with a progression of colors in spring with daffodils, hyacinths, and tulips. Summer is alive with dahlias, zinnias, and globe amaranth, while fall is a multihued display of chrysanthemums.
Your self-guided visit of the Walled Garden is included in estate admission.