Rose Weekend 2024

Welcome to Rose Weekend!

Please join us on June 8th and 9th from 10 am to 3 pm to experience the blooming Rose Garden and to spend some time in the fresh air!

Certain garden-centric events, experiences, and lectures are available for free! Registration is required. During the weekend, local plein air painters have been invited to interpret our inspirational landscape. They will be located throughout the property!

Green Scene: Ask the Experts!              

Visit our interactive area of local gardening experts on hand to offer practical advice.  Whether you’re a novice gardener or an experienced green thumb, join like-minded community members in sharing a passion for plants.  Learn how to support pollinators, which natives best suit your site, how to kickstart compost, and which flowers make the best backyard-to-table bouquets.  Our Green Scene experts can answer questions and exchange information about everything from garden design to sustainable landscaping practices. Participants include Ardsley Pollinator Pathway, Hudson Compost Co., Seeds of Design garden columnist/designer Shoba Vanchiswar, Seed-on-Hudson flower farmer Katie Tolson, and Lyndhurst’s landscape curator. Rain Plan for Ask the Experts: Carriage House Tent

Mock cocktails from Apero Vespa and ice cream from Penny Lick will be available as refreshments! (These might be cash-only!)

Helen Gould roses will be for sale in the Courtyard:

Historically, this pink Tea rose is a sister to the “Helen Gould” rose, the mention of which can be traced to early 20th-century gardening catalogs and magazines.  The “Helen Gould” rose, described as “watermelon” colored and popular in its time, was later renamed “Red Maman Cochet.”  Of the five Maman Cochet sister roses (pink, yellow, crimson, white, and red) only the white and pink varieties exist today.  During her time at Lyndhurst, Helen Gould’s rose garden was full of pink rose blooms. Enjoy yours!  

Schedule of Events:

June 8, 2024

10:00am, 11:00am and 12:00pm -

Potting Workshop with Nick Storrs
Location: Merritt Greenhouse 
Registration Required

11:00 am to 3:00 pm -                            

Green Scene: Ask the Experts!
Location: Outside Rose Garden

11:00 am - 

Modern Marionette Puppeteer
Princess and the Pea
Location: Merritt Greenhouse
Registration Required

Plein Air Painters
Location: Throughout the Landscape

12:00 pm - 

Rosarian Talk with Peter Winne
Location: Carriage House
Registration Required

1:00 pm - 

Tea Party and Mansion Tour with Bridget Bray
Location: Check-in at the Welcome Center and Tea will be held in the Blue Cottage
$45 per person

June 9th 2024

10:00 am - 

Rose Bouquet Demo with Flower Party by Estelle
Location: Carriage House
Registration Required

10:00 am, 11:00 am and 12:00 pm -

Potting Workshop with Nick Storrs
Location: Merritt Greenhouse 
Registration Required

11:00 am -      

Modern Marionette Puppeteer
Princess and the Pea
Location: Merritt Greenhouse
Registration Required

Plein Air Painters
Location: Throughout the Landscape

1:00 pm - 

Tea Party and Mansion Tour with Bridget Bray
Location: Check-in at the Welcome Center and Tea will be held in the Blue Cottage
$45 per person

2:00 pm - 

The Tulip Garden Book Talk
Location: Carriage House 
Registration Required

Only one ticket is needed per car!

If you are attending an event: Check-in at the Welcome Center half an hour before the time on your ticket, as some events are held in a different section of the property. This will allow time to walk to the event. 

Come prepared to be outdoors! Bring a sun hat, water bottle, and/or sunscreen. You may be out in the sun for some time!

This event is rain or shine! Some of the outdoor activities may be moved inside if it rains.

All ticket purchases are non-refundable.

These tickets do not include access to the Mansion, but they are required for access to the Grounds for our Rose Weekend festivities.

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