Music this Friday!
This Friday, July 18, is the first of two music nights at Bridge Gardens this summer. One of our longtime friends, Charles Certain, will be here with a few of his friends to enjoy a summer evening and play some fantastic music -- jazz, R&B,
and soul. If you haven't experienced an evening of music in the gardens, please make this Friday your first! And I'm looking forward to seeing some of the regulars from last season. Music nights are some of my most favorite times here at Bridge Gardens, I hope that you will join me.
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bear's breech
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The gardens are also filling up and provide visual and aromatic treats for visitors, especially this time of year. A few plants to see blooming over the next month include: Acanthus spinosus, 'bear's breeches.'
One of my favorites, Lilium 'Ice Follies,' an Orienpet (trumpet/Oriental) hybrid, is a paragon of hybrid vigor, gets
bigger and better every year. This white and gold specimen
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Ice Follies
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should be in bloom by the end of this week and will be at its peak for about three weeks.
Also look out for a variety of Leucoseptum japonicum, known as 'Golden Angel,' which is
planted with Athyrium 'Branford Beauty' and Lonicera pileata 'Moss Green,' a boxwood honeysuckle.
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Golden Angel, boxwood honeysckle and Branford Beauty
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The 'Golden Angel,' in the mint family blooms in October with spikes of creamy white flowers. It is great for woodland areas and is deer resistant.
'Branford Beauty' is a hybrid fern, a cross between Japanese painted fern and lady fern, and offers beautiful pewter green foliage. Boxwood honeysuckle is evergreen, but sadly not deer resistant, great for bright shade and grows 18 inches tall by 4 feet wide. You can find the 'Golden Angel,' 'Branford Beauty,' and boxwood honeysuckle in the juniper bed just above the herb garden.
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Betty Corning Clematis
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Other noteworthy plants include Amsonia hubrichtii (a bluestar with beautiful foliage) in the island bed and sideoats grama grass around the topiaries. And don't forget the Clematis' -- 'Betty Corning' (the easiest to grow) and 'Mrs. Robert Broyden,' which is growing up and through an old bayberry. 'Mrs. Robert Broyden' should be in bloom soon.
Stop by and see for yourself, and visit our Facebook page for more pictures.
The shade trees of Bridge Gardens are a great place to spend a warm summer afternoon or early evening. Come alone with a good book, or bring friends for a picnic lunch. This is truly a special place. Members can visit the gardens all season long as well as receive free or reduced fees to many of our programs. For more information on membership for 2014, call Thomas Hobson at 631.283.3195 ext. 20.
-- Rick Bogusch, Garden Manager
Bridge Gardens is Open for Summer
Wednesdays through Sundays
10 am to 5 pm, open late Fridays - til Dusk
Admission: $10/person or $20 for a party of 4
Seasonal memberships: $50/individual or $75/family (up to 4 people per visit).
Join today by calling Thomas Hobson at 631.283.3195 ext. 20
Also,  for more pictures!
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Save the Date: Upcoming Programs
in July & August
July 26: The Herb Garden with Rick @ 10 am
Learn the basics and more about growing, harvesting, drying, storing and enjoying herbs throughout the year -- whether you are planting just a few pots by the doorstep or incorporating them into a larger vegetable garden. Free to Bridge Gardens members; $5/non-members.
August 15: Sustainable Lawn Care: A Panel Conversation @ 3 pm  Join us for a lively panel discussion on a practical approach to creating a sustainable lawn environment for your family, with Tamson Yeh, Turf Specialist at Cornell Cooperative Extension, NOFA certified landscape professional Ivan Roman, owner of Heirloom Gardens, and Bridge Gardens' Rick Bogusch. Program will conclude with light refreshments. $5/Bridge Gardens members; $10/non-members.
Classes have started, but there's plenty of time to join in --
take just one or the whole series . . .
Watercolor Classes with Lois Bender
Every Friday: July 11 through August 29 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Lois Bender returns for a series of inspiring watercolor classes at the Gardens. Beginner and experienced artists learn to paint landscapes and floral bouquets in a "nature sketchbook-style," or bring your own project ideas for development.
Join us and develop your artistic self!
Fee is $45/class, space is limited, prepaid registration required. Please register in advance on Lois's website at www.GardenSpiritsNY.com
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Fridays at Six: Music in the Gardens
July 18: Charles Certain and Friends August 22: Joe Hampton & the Kingpins Music starts at 6 pm and continues until dusk Bring a chair or blanket, friends and family, and a picnic and enjoy a summer evening at Bridge Gardens. Free for members. Non-members: $15/person or $30/party of four. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Plein Air Peconic Bridgehampton Museum Archives May 22 through September 18 Gallery open Monday through Friday, 10 am to 2 pm Special Saturday hours in July & August only: 10 am to 2 pm 2539-A Montauk Highway (east of the Sag Harbor/Bridgehampton Turnpike)    Works by: (left to right): Gordon Matheson, Casey Chalem Anderson, Aubrey Grainger Hosted by the Bridgehampton Museum Archives, be sure to visit this wonderful, summer-long exhibition with an historical perspective, featuring iconic Bridgehampton and Sagaponack settings. All work is for sale and a percentage of all sales will be donated to the Peconic Land Trust and the Bridgehampton Museum by the artists. For more information, visit www.PleinAirPeconic.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more information on Connections programs, visit our online calendar or call Kathy Kennedy at 631.283.3195, ext. 29.
For reservations, email Robin Harris at Events@PeconicLandTrust.org
or call 631.283.3195 ext. 19.
Volunteer Today!
Join our team of volunteers who help Rick keep the Gardens in top shape.
For more information call Kathy Kennedy, Outreach Manager, at 631.283.3195, ext. 29 or email to KKennedy@PeconicLandTrust.org.
Bridge Gardens is located at 36 Mitchell Lane, Bridgehampton.
or call 631.283.3195.
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