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    • PAST
      • Catalyst 2024: Follies: A Botanical Backstory by Processional Arts
      • Catalyst 2022: The Outside In by Diana Al-Hadid
      • Fashioning Desire: The Art of Gerda Wegener
      • Catalyst 2021: Nico Muhly: Pastoral (Indoors/Outdoors)
      • Everett Shinn: Operatics
      • The Electrifying Art and Spaces of Robert Winthrop Chanler
    • UPCOMING
      • Catalyst 2025: Sam Van Aken, The Planting Fields Stand
      • Legacy of Landscape: Innocenti – Webel’s Designs for the Coes

Category Archives: Archives

W.R. Coe at Yale 

  W.R. Coe photographed for Yale University, 1948.  Western Americana  W.R. Coe was an avid.....Read More

29
May
The Camellia House That Never Was

It’s Camellia season here at Planting Fields and during your next visit, consider not only.....Read More

24
Jan
William Robertson: Stained Glass Studies 

William Robertson (1829-1924) was a maternal uncle to William Robertson Coe, who was his namesake. Born in Edinburgh, he spent most.....Read More

23
Oct
This Modern Moment: Geodesic Domes at Planting Fields 

Nothing screams futuristic more than a geodesic dome. They were popularized by architect Buckminster Fuller.....Read More

25
Sep

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PLANTING FIELDS
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1395 Planting Fields Road
Oyster Bay, NY 11771

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At info@plantingfields.org or (516) 922-9210.

PARK HOURS
9am to 5pm daily
Closed December 25  

MAIN HOUSE HOURS
Main House Visitor Center:
Friday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm

Main House Tours:
Learn about tours here! 

GREENHOUSES
The Main Greenhouse and Camellia House are open 10am – 3:45pm, 6 days a week.
Closed to the public on Tuesdays for routine maintenance.

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  • ABOUT
    • About Us
    • Board of Trustees and Leadership
    • Staff
    • Institutional Documents
    • The Olmsted Brothers
  • VISIT
    • Hours and Admission
    • Tours
    • Directions and Maps
    • Accessibility
  • SEE + DO
    • Happenings Calendar
    • Annual Events
    • What’s In Bloom
    • Gardens + Greenhouses
  • LEARN
    • Education
      • K-12 Group Visits
      • Youth Leaders
      • Learning Kits
      • Explorer Activities
    • Collections
      • Rooms of Coe Hall
      • Decorators
      • Archives
    • Research
      • Planting Fields Foundation Blog
      • Olmsted 200 at Planting Fields
      • Cultural Landscape Report
      • Olmsted 200 Presentation
  • SUPPORT
    • Donate
      • Annual Fund
      • Donor Acknowledgment
      • Oak Circle
      • Ways to Give
      • Sponsor a Tree
    • Rentals
      • Weddings
      • Meetings and Retreats
      • Photography
    • Collaborate
      • Volunteer with Us
      • Partner with Us
  • SUSTAINABILITY
  • PRESERVATION
    • Buffalo Mural
    • West Portico
    • Heather Garden
    • Main Entrance Drive
  • EXHIBITIONS
    • PRESENT
      • Catalyst 2023: Courtney M. Leonard
      • Decisive Moments at Planting Fields
      • Catalyst 2020: The Great Bird Blind Debate
    • PAST
      • Catalyst 2024: Follies: A Botanical Backstory by Processional Arts
      • Catalyst 2022: The Outside In by Diana Al-Hadid
      • Fashioning Desire: The Art of Gerda Wegener
      • Catalyst 2021: Nico Muhly: Pastoral (Indoors/Outdoors)
      • Everett Shinn: Operatics
      • The Electrifying Art and Spaces of Robert Winthrop Chanler
    • UPCOMING
      • Catalyst 2025: Sam Van Aken, The Planting Fields Stand
      • Legacy of Landscape: Innocenti – Webel’s Designs for the Coes

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