Gardens &
Collections
Gardens at Bard
Within the College landscape, there are many distinct gardens that exist to serve utilitarian and aesthetic functions. They include: Urban Meadow, Woodland Garden, Chinese Garden, Native Garden, Elizabethan Knot Garden, Meditation Garden, Xeriscape Garden, Grass Garden, Shade Garden, Community Garden, and Blithewood Garden, a formal Italianate walled garden. Click here for a tour of the Gardens at Bard brochure.
Plant Collections at Bard
The formal plant collections at Bard have yet to be determined, since the Arboretum was just established in 2007, however, a formal collections policy is currently being developed. It is hard to ignore that the Bard campus is rich in historic oaks, pines and spruce trees, which will form the basis for Bard’s existing collections.
Visit Bard's Arboretum
The Arboretum grounds are open dawn to dusk every day. The Arboretum office is open Monday - Friday, 7am-3:30pm. For more information, call the Arboretum office at 845-758-7179.
The Arboretum at Bard offers staff or intern led group tours. Groups of 8 or more interested in a guided tour should contact the Arboretum office at 845-758-7179. Self-guided walking tour brochures are available at Hopson Cottage outdoor kiosk or the Bertelsmann Campus Center.
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