The Peconic Land Trust will hold its fifth annual Autumn Open House on Saturday, October 21, from noon to 3 p.m. at Bridge Gardens, 36 Mitchell Lane in Bridgehampton. The garden, which is open daily year-round with free admission, will offer visitors a variety of fun, family friendly activities to enjoy throughout the afternoon, including a scavenger hunt, pumpkin painting, a newly installed woodland story walk featuring “The Last Leaf” with its author, Billy Baldwin, leading the way, and craft tables with Shine Studios, Summerhill Landscapes, South Fork Natural History Museum, Children’s Museum of the East End, Niamuck Land Trust, Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt, and more. Live music will be performed by Ken Morsch and the Tewa Marimba Band with students from Bridgehampton School. Refreshments will be provided.
Event partners include the Children’s Museum of the East End, Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt, Hampton Coffee Company, Hank’s Pumpkintown, Milk Pail Farm, Niamuck Land Trust, The Shine Studio, South Fork Natural History Museum, Suffolk Alliance for Pollinators, and Summerhill Landscapes.
“While all the seasons at the garden have their beauty, autumn offers many surprises, with changing colors enhanced by the golden light,” says Garden Manager Rick Bogusch. The gardens include many native plants that support pollinators and attract a variety of migrating birds and features a 4-quadrant herb garden (culinary, medicinal, textile/dye and ornamental), water feature, perennial beds, specimen shrubs and trees, a large beech hedge, a rose garden featuring between 50 and 75 varieties of roses, expansive demonstration vegetable garden, and 24 community garden plots all situated within a five-acre, park-like setting.
Bridge Gardens open house is free for all but donations and reservations appreciated. For more information, and to reserve, contact the Peconic Land Trust at 631-283-3195, ext. 129.
Staff Writer on Oct 16, 2023