Thu, May 16
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM
Fri, May 17
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM
Sat, May 18
Small but rugged, alpine troughs enable all gardeners to experiment creatively with rock gardening, even those with pint-sized gardens or limited time. Spend the day with alpine trough expert Lori Chips and Wave Hill’s own experts as they share the art of trough gardening.
Sat, May 18
Scientists estimate that there are over five million plant and animal species unknown to humans. Celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity by going on an imaginary bioblitz—your own biological survey—to find make-believe animals and plants that may just exist. Create your own species using upcycled electronic parts and other recycled materials, and place them in their very own habitats. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.
Wave Hill House, 10AM–1PM
Sat, May 18
Learn how traditional alpine trough gardening in rectilinear stone or “hypertufa” containers can take on a contemporary twist by using organically shaped troughs and creative planting designs. Alpine trough expert Lori Chips shares time-tested techniques for constructing her unique designs and offers inspiration for your own adventures in trough gardening. $10; Wave Hill Members save 10%. Registration encouraged; walk-ins welcome if space allows. Book sale and signing to follow the lecture. Alpine Trough Day event.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 11AM
Sat, May 18
Discover the fascinating history of Wave Hill’s architecture and landscape on a walk with a Wave Hill Garden Guide. Hear about the people who once called Wave Hill home, among them Mark Twain, Theodore Roosevelt, Bashford Dean and Arturo Toscanini. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM
Sat, May 18
With guidance from alpine plant expert and author Lori Chips of Oliver Nurseries, plant a one-of-a-kind alpine trough with diminutive plants specially selected for their artistic merit, as well as ease of care. Learn how to combine rocks with anchor plants, “droolers” and “buns” to create magical miniature landscapes in this intimate, hands-on workshop. $80; Wave Hill Members save 10%. Registration required, online or at the Perkins Visitor Center. Space is limited. Alpine Trough Day event.
Wave Hill House, 1:30PM
Sat, May 18
Join us at this artist talk with Rachel Sydlowski and Curator of Visual Arts Eileen Jeng Lynch about her installation in the Sunroom Project Space. Sydlowski’s installation addresses both history and the natural world. Layers of historical wallpaper serve as a background for complex screen print collages consisting of flora and fauna, architectural details and decorative motifs from Wave Hill, Inwood Hill Park and other surrounding green spaces in New York. The Sunroom will be transformed into an anachronistic collage of the past and present—a reconstruction of histories and narratives based in research and fiction. Free with admission to the grounds.
Glyndor Gallery, 2PM
Sat, May 18
Meet Wave Hill gardener Susannah Strazzera at the T. H. Everett Alpine House to get an insider’s view of our eclectic collection of alpine troughs and rock garden plants. Alpine Trough Day event.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 3PM
Sun, May 19
With a garden setting for your yoga practice, find your breath and become connected to the landscape. Classes are led by certified Yoga Haveninstructors. All levels welcome. Please bring a mat and be on time. Rain or shine; Glyndor Gallery is the rain location. $25 includes admission to the grounds; Wave Hill Members save 10%. Registration suggested, online.
On the grounds, 9:30AM
Sun, May 19
Scientists estimate that there are over five million plant and animal species unknown to humans. Celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity by going on an imaginary bioblitz—your own biological survey—to find make-believe animals and plants that may just exist. Create your own species using upcycled electronic parts and other recycled materials, and place them in their very own habitats. Free with admission to the grounds.
Wave Hill House, 10AM–1PM
Sun, May 19
Ever wondered what it’s like to encounter new species on a jungle trek? Uncover the wild world of biodiversity right here in Wave Hill’s woodland. Become a community scientist by capturing data and categorizing the unique flora and fauna that comprise our local ecological community. Learn about each creature’s special adaptations and find where they fit to help our forest thrive. Registration suggested, online or onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center.
Meet at Wave Hill House, 11AM
Sun, May 19
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM
Mon, May 20
Closed to the public.
Sun, May 20
Experience springtime in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, while visiting gardens along the scenic Delaware River with knowledgeable staff from Wave Hill. At Mill Fleurs, expect the unexpected in an eclectic private garden designed around a historic mill on the banks of the Tohickon Creek. Explore this picturesque hillside garden and its extensive collection of rare plants on a personalized tour with owner and designer Barbara Tiffany. Enjoy light snacks in the garden and shop for rare plants at Tiffany Perennials. At Paxson Hill Farm and Nursery, wander the extensive property on your own, visiting formal perennial borders, ponds, a naturalistic shade garden, and even a hobbit house, all peppered with outdoor art and friendly farm animals. Before heading back to Wave Hill, shop for unusual perennials, shrubs and tropical plants at the nursery and greenhouses. $100; includes admission, guided tours; transportation and snacks; lunch additional. Registration required, online or at the Perkins Visitor Center.
Meet at Front Gate, 7:30AM–6PM
Tue, May 21
Tour Glyndor Gallery with Wave Hill’s Curatorial Fellow or Gallery Greeter to get an insider’s view of current exhibitions. Here We Land features three, former Winter Workspace artists Camille Hoffman, Maria Hupfield and Sara Jimenez who return explore narratives about contested space that draw on personal and cultural touch points in their immersive installations. Rachel Sydlowski fills the Sunroom Project Space walls with complex, screen-print collages of flora and fauna, architectural details and decorative motifs from Wave Hill, Inwood Hill Park and other surrounding green spaces. Free with admission to the grounds.
Glyndor Gallery, 2PM
Wed, May 22
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM
Thu, May 23
Join a Wave Hill Garden Guide for a public tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center, 1PM
A 28-acre public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades, Wave Hill’s mission is to celebrate the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscape, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural world through programs in horticulture, education and the arts.
HOURS – Open all year, Tuesday through Sunday and many major holidays: 9AM–5:30PM, March 15–October 31. Closes 4:30PM, starting November 1.
ADMISSION – $10 adults, $6 students and seniors 65+, $4 children 6–18. Free Saturday and Tuesday mornings until noon. Free to Wave Hill Members and children under 6.
PROGRAM FEES – Programs are free with admission to the grounds unless otherwise noted.
Visitors to Wave Hill can take advantage of Metro-North’s one-day getaway offer. Purchase a discount round-trip rail far and discount admission to the gardens. More at http://mta.info/mnr/html/
DIRECTIONS – Getting here is easy! Located only 30 minutes from midtown Manhattan, Wave Hill’s free shuttle van transports you to and from our front gate and Metro-North’s Riverdale station, as well as the W. 242nd Street stop on the #1 subway line. Limited onsite parking is available for $8 per vehicle. Free offsite parking is available nearby with continuous, complimentary shuttle service to and from the offsite lot and our front gate. Complete directions and shuttle bus schedule at www.wavehill.org/visit/.
Information at 718.549.3200. On the web at www.wavehill.org.
