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LI ARBORETUMS TO VISIT THIS SPRING
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AVALON PARK
Created by the Paul Simons Foundation
with the goal of sharing Simon’s deep
love of the outdoors, this captivating
park is filled with gardens, trails
along the pond, a labyrinth, a rustic
barn among the wildflower fields, and
winding upper trails. Don’t feed the
ducks and keep your dog on-leash when
visiting. 200 Harbor Rd., Stony Brook.
avalonparkandpreserve.org
BAILEY ARBORETUM
Bailey Arboretum welcomes its
visitors to take in the peaceful gardens
and to enjoy the well-marked
trails provided throughout its 42
acres. 194 Bayville Rd., Lattingtown.
baileyarboretum.org
BAYARD CUTTING ARBORETUM
This arboretum has a collection of
plants such as fir, spruce, hemlock,
yew, and others that make up the most
extensive collection on the Island.
These plants and the site’s ponds and
streamlets provide opportunities for
visitors to observe a broad range of
land and aquatic birds. 440 Montauk
Hwy., Great River. bayardcuttingarboretum.
com
BRIDGE GARDENS
A five-acre gem in the heart of Bridgehampton,
Bridge Gardens is a unique
public and demonstration garden with
mysterious hedgerows, a wide variety
of perennial and annual flowers and
shrubs, and a unique four-quadrant
herb garden featuring culinary, medicinal,
ornamental, and textile/dye
plants. 36 Mitchell Ln., Bridgehampton.
peconiclandtrust.org
CLARK BOTANIC GARDEN
This 12-acre living museum and educational
facility is dedicated to understanding
and appreciating the world’s plant
life through horticulture, education
and research. Collections at the garden
include native spring wildflowers, conifers,
roses, perennials, daylilies, wetland
plants, rock garden plants, herbs,
butterfly plants, medicinal plants and
more than a dozen collections of particular
plant families. 193 I. U. Willets Rd.,
Albertson, clarkbotanic.org
LIU POST ARBORETUM
There are few restrictions other than
asking visitors to take care not to
damage any plants or trees. Visitors
can download the map online or stop
by the information desk at Hillwood
Commons to pick up a map for a
self-guided tour. 720 Nothern Blvd.,
Brookvile, liu.edu
LONGHOUSE RESERVE
LongHouse Reserve is a museum, garden
and a sculpture park, to be appreciated
in a contemplative manner. Bring your
cell phone as you walk the gardens to
access highlights narrated by founder
Jack Lenor Larsen. No dogs allowed.
133 Hands Creek Rd., East Hampton
longhouse.org
THE MADOO CONSERVANCY
The Madoo Conservancy is dedicated to
the study, preservation, and enhancement
of Madoo, the ever changing,
horticulturally diverse garden with
historic structures established in 1967
by artist, gardener, and writer Robert
Dash. No dogs allowed. 618 Sagg Main
St., Sagaponack. madoo.org
OLD WESTBURY GARDENS
Old Westbury Gardens, listed on the National
Register of Historical Places, has
been planted with more than 7,000 tulip,
hyacinth, daffodil, and allium bulbs. Its
200 acres of formal gardens, landscaped
grounds, woodlands, ponds and lakes
surround a magnificent Charles II-style
mansion. 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury.
oldwestburygardens.org
PLANTING FIELDS ARBORETUM
The 409-acre landscape of the Planting
Fields Arboretum is made up of
gardens that include the Italian Garden,
Cloister Garden, Rose Garden,
Sensory Garden and Dahlia Garden.
1395 Planting Fields Rd., Oyster Bay,
plantingfields.org
ROBERT F. ENCH TEACHING
GARDENS
A series of garden rooms on more
than 4 acres has been developing here
since the 1930s. You’ll pass the Annual
Beds, the Rose Garden, and enter into
the Beech Hedge Garden, now a Gray
or Ghost Garden. Walk to the left into
the Dwarf Conifer Collection, or to the
right, behind the grove of weeping Higan
cherries, into the Joan Bisset Memorial
Garden. Farmingdale State College,
2350 Broadhollow Rd., Farmingdale.
farmingdale.edu
A CHILD’S LIFE IS FLASHING BEFORE YOUR EYES
STOP FOR THE SCHOOL BUS.
IT’S NEW YORK STATE LAW.
Every day in NYS
up to 50,000 cars
unlawfully pass stopped
school buses*
Suffolk County is keeping our students safe by equipping
school buses with automated enforcement technology.
Endangering children by unlawfully passing a stopped
school bus will lead to a violation.
New enforcement tools will be active on May 1, 2021
at NO COST TO TAXPAYERS
Source: NYS Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee For more info visit suffolkcountyny.gov/schoolbus
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