Find calm and relaxation at Planting Fields on our Forest Therapy Walk led by Linda Lombardo, certified forest therapy guide. Linda will lead you across the Olmsted Brothers designed landscape and engage you in the practice of shinrin-yoku. Saturday, May 14, 1:00 – 3:00 PM Members: $36 General admission: $40 Register Here
Enjoy an evening with refreshments celebrating Fashioning Desire: The Art of Gerda Wegener with Chief Curator, Meredith Brown. Dress up in your best 1920’s inspired fashion! Capacity is limited. Register quickly to reserve your spot! Thursday, May 19, 5:30 – 7:30 PM Free for Members Register Here
Enjoy a morning of mindfulness in the historic gardens of Planting Fields with a yoga and meditation class led by Oyster Bay Yoga. Please bring your own yoga mat, water, and props. Saturday, May 21, 8:00 – 9:00 AM Members: $10 General admission: $18 Register Here
The grounds surrounding Coe Hall will feature traditional Chinese performances and artists. 2:00 PM Performance: The Art of Face Changing by Li Ping Zhang, followed by Humor acrobatic performer Xiao Di Yang. 3:30 PM Music Across the Map: a performance by young musicians of the Ischool of Music and Art. All daytime performances and activities are included in the $8 parking fee.
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Planting Fields is excited to share details on our first Asian Cultural Festival taking place on Sunday, May 22. A planning committee that includes leadership from the Long Island Chinese American Association (LICAA) has developed a dynamic lineup of events that celebrates the rich heritage of Asia. A dazzling array of daytime performances will be presented in the landscape surrounding Coe Hall, followed by an evening concert. Make sure to plan your day with events for the whole family. Click Here for Info on Daytime Performances Click Here for Info.....Read More
5:30 - 7:00 PM From East to West: This ticketed concert will feature acclaimed musicians, celebrating both folk and modern songs from Japan, China, Korea, and the Philippines. You must arrive after 4:45 PM in order to avoid the $8 parking fee. Featuring: Asako Takasaki, Wei Ding, Yun Jung Bae, Laura Dadp, Vivian Zheng, Mike Dadap & Folkloric Quintet General Admission: $35 Member Admission: $25 Student Admission (7-17): $15 Children (6 and under): Free Register Here
Join Planting Fields Foundation’s Director of Museum Affairs and Chief Curator, Meredith Brown, on the last Friday of each month for an exclusive tour of Coe Hall, covering Planting Fields history and the Foundation’s collections, and learn about what it takes to care for the collections of a historic house museum and its landscape. Friday, May 27, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Members: Free General Admission: Adults: $15 Seniors 62+: $14 Youth 7-17: $10 Children Under 7: Free Register Here
Planting Fields Foundation is thrilled to host our first-ever PLANTING PRIDE FESTIVAL! Celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and its past, present, and future at Planting Fields, we’re excited to gather on Saturday, June 11 at our beautiful 409-acre estate to enjoy a packed day of food, learning, and fun. Local vendors, artists, non-profit organizations, and performers will be on hand to demonstrate their support for the queer community on Long Island. Coe Hall will be open for self-guided tours of our spring exhibition Fashioning Desire: The Art of Gerda Wegener and two panel discussions, “Finding and Sharing a Queer History” and.....Read More
Learn about our newly restored historic Heather Garden with Planting Fields Foundation’s Historic Landscape Horticulturist Donna Moramarco. Inspired by W.R. Coe’s travels to the English Moorlands where heather thrives in abundance, the renowned Olmsted Brothers landscape architectural firm created Coe’s vision in 1924 with this unexpected, formal landscape feature cradled between a forest and lawn. This year, the Heather Garden has gone through a much-needed renovation with a careful eye toward supporting the sustainability of this unique space for years to come. Capacity is limited. Register quickly to reserve your spot! Friday, June 17, 5:30 – 7:30 PM Free.....Read More
Find calm and relaxation at Planting Fields on our Forest Therapy Walk led by Linda Lombardo, certified forest therapy guide. Linda will lead you across the Olmsted Brothers designed landscape and engage you in the practice of shinrin-yoku. Saturday, June 25, 2:00 – 4:00 PM Members: $36 General admission: $40 Register Here
On July 2 at 2 pm, the Oyster Bay Music Festival (OBMF) will be bringing For the Birds – A Musical Odyssey Inspired by our Feathered Friends to Coe Hall. Mai and William Coe were avid bird enthusiasts, and OBMF will present a program which draws upon the history of the Coe’s love both of music and birds. The program will include Firebird by Stravinsky/Agosti transcribed for piano, selections from Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals, Abyss of the Birds by Messiaen, The Nightingale’s Song by Ukrainian composer, Kos-Anatolsky and more! Come join us to share in the magic! OBMF concerts.....Read More
Find calm and relaxation at Planting Fields on our Forest Therapy Walk led by Linda Lombardo, certified forest therapy guide. Linda will lead you across the Olmsted Brothers designed landscape and engage you in the practice of shinrin-yoku. Saturday, July 9, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Members: $36 General admission: $40 Register Here
Join us for a string quartet concert featuring music by living female composers breaking boundaries in the classical music field. This program was inspired by Planting Fields' exhibition Fashioning Desire: The Art of Gerda Wegener featured earlier this year. The program will feature Caroline Shaw: Plan and Elevation, Shelley Washington: Middleground, Gabriella Smith: Carrot Revolution, Reena Esmail: Ragamala, and Jesse Montgomery: Strum with Gergana Haralampieva, violin; Julia Danitz, violin; Halam Kim, viola; Clara Abel, cello. About Long Island Chamber Music: Long Island Chamber Music (LICM) makes world-class classical music accessible to Long Island communities by presenting and providing concerts, educational.....Read More
Enjoy a morning of mindfulness in the historic gardens of Planting Fields with a yoga and meditation class. Please bring your own class materials. Saturday, September 17, 2022 9am -10am Tickets: Non-members $18, Members $10 Register Here
Join us for a unique experience to practice Tai Chi in the garden with certified instructor, Peter Landini. This gentle exercise program will help to improve balance, increase blood circulation, relax your mind and body, and increase your energy levels. Please bring water and come prepared in clothing that allows for movement. Pre-registration required. Saturday, September 24, 2022 9am -10am Tickets: Non-members $18, Members $10 Register Here
Join us for the opening reception to celebrate the 2022 Catalyst artist, Diana Al-Hadid and her new site-specific installation The Outside In. Admission is free with paid parking fee. Meet the artist and be among the first to encounter her project in the Taxus Field. Registration is required and capacity is limited. Saturday, October 1, 2022 Opening reception at 11:00am Tickets: Free but registration required Register Here
Join us for a unique experience to practice Tai Chi in the garden with certified instructor, Peter Landini. This gentle exercise program will help to improve balance, increase blood circulation, relax your mind and body, and increase your energy levels. Please bring water and come prepared in clothing that allows for movement. Pre-registration required. Saturday, October 8, 2022 9am -10am Tickets: Non-members $18, Members $10 Register Here
Performing Artist of Living History Joseph Smith will portray Frederick Law Olmsted as part of the celebration of the bicentennial of his birth in 1822. The performance will highlight his early life and education, his various careers as clerk, sailor, farmer and journalist, his travels and journey to becoming the "Father of American Landscape Architecture". Saturday, October 15, 2022 11am -12pm Free / Registration Required Register Here
As part of our Olmsted 200 programming at Planting Fields, the new exhibition, Decisive Moments at Planting Fields: The Photography of Mattie Edwards Hewitt and Frances Benjamin Johnston honors Mattie Edwards Hewitt (1869 – 1956) and Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864 – 1952). W.R. and Mai Coe engaged these pioneering female landscape photographers to document the Olmsted-designed gardens as well as the buildings and interiors of Planting Fields. Hewitt and Johnston ultimately defined the field of landscape and architecture photography in the early twentieth century. Open through spring 2023, the exhibition will feature treasures from the Planting Fields Foundation archives including.....Read More
Come and experience nature at Planting Fields by going on a guided forest therapy walk. Linda Lombardo, certified forest therapy guide, will lead you across the Olmsted Brothers designed landscape and engage with you through mindfulness and activity to connect with nature. For ages 18+. Saturday, October 15, 2022 2pm -4pm Tickets: Non-members $40, Members, $36 Register Here
Hosted at an Olmsted Brothers-designed private estate near Planting Fields, this special reception is part of Planting Fields Foundation’s ongoing celebration of Olmsted 200. This event will kick off a two-day symposium featuring a keynote presentation by John Dixon Hunt, Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture at University of Pennsylvania, an expert on garden history and theory who has studied various cultural landscapes in Europe. Capacity for the reception is limited. Wednesday, October 19, 5:00–8:00 PM General public ticket: $150.00 Symposium attendee ticket: $75.00 <a class="button primary is-outline cust-membership-button" style="margin-top: 15px; border-radius: 5px; width: 295px;" Register Here SOLD OUT
This major two-day symposium brings together experts in the fields of landscape architecture history and practice to examine the residential projects of the Olmsted firm, spanning from 1857 to 1979. Organized and hosted by Planting Fields Foundation, in conjunction with the National Association for Olmsted Parks (NAOP) and the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, this multi-day convening focuses on the impact of the Olmsted firm on residential landscape design, considering patronage, taste-making, and place-making for a private context; American landscapes and issues of race; methods of sustainability in the preservation and restoration of historic designed landscapes; and decision-making models.....Read More
Planting Fields Foundation is proud to partner with The Cultural Landscape Foundation to bring you a weekend of exceptional Olmsted experiences. In addition to compiling a guidebook of Olmsted-designed sites on Long Island, this partnership also brings the opportunity to participate in private tours of the sites listed in the new publication. Tour sites include public parks such as Caumsett State Park, Bayard Cutting Arboretum, and Cold Spring Harbor Lab, as well as unprecedented access to privately owned Olmsted-designed sites including cemeteries, waterfront private estates, and other sites that are not usually accessible to the public. During these visits, site.....Read More
Enjoy a morning of mindfulness in the historic gardens of Planting Fields with a yoga and meditation class. Please bring your own class materials. Saturday, October 22, 2022 9am -10am Tickets: Non-members $18, Members $10 Register Here
Join us for a unique experience to practice Tai Chi in the garden with certified instructor, Peter Landini. This gentle exercise program will help to improve balance, increase blood circulation, relax your mind and body, and increase your energy levels. Please bring water and come prepared in clothing that allows for movement. Pre-registration required. Saturday, October 29, 2022 9am -10am Tickets: Non-members $18, Members $10 Register Here
