This past Tuesday I took the afternoon to drop in at our neighbors at Coe Hall to see their latest exhibit and tour the mansion and grounds. Spring is the perfect time to revisit the beautifully manicured lawn and gardens and to relax among the hyacinths, tulips, dogwood trees and so much more.
Per the Planting Fields website (http://www.plantingfields.org/), the arboretum is comprised of 409 acres of greenhouses, rolling lawns, formal gardens, woodland paths, and outstanding plant collections. The original historic estate buildings remain including the 65 room Tudor Revival mansion, Coe Hall.
I enjoyed an interesting and thorough tour of Coe Hall by one of the volunteers and was amazed by the “Buffalo Room,” the grand living room, and all of the details in the stained glass and artistic carvings reminiscent of a stately English manor. I encourage you to stop by this spring or early summer when the roses begin to bloom! ~N. Menchise
Photographs provided courtesy of the Oyster Bay Historical Society
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