Hidden Gardens 2025

Thanks for another successful year

Miraculously the weather cooperated and the rain stopped just in time! We broke attendance records for the Garden Tour and the Market on the Green attracted multitudes from near and far.

This year’s tour took visitors to private gardens in Ghent, Chatham and Valatie as well as to a new local flower, vegetable and herb farm. In Austerlitz, the gardens at Steepletop, the home of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, were open and back on the tour after a long hiatus. This year’s destinations were an eclectic mix of gardens reflecting the personal style of each homeowner. Many included vegetable and cutting gardens of varying sizes, stone hardscaping, pools, patios, “outdoor rooms” and a plethora of native perennials, trees and shrubs; something for everyone.

Dozens of local vendors set up shop at the Market on the Green to show and sell their wares: Bountiful bouquets, garden plants and flowers, ceramics, plant dyed, original artwork and more.

Fundraising events like Hidden Gardens and the Annual Festival of Books on Labor Day weekend are an essential part of ensuring the Academy continues to thrive as an important community resource for presenting the arts. To all the friends of the Academy, old and new, who came to tour and shop, we offer our sincere thanks for your support!
Huge thank yous go out to our generous garden hosts who graciously welcomed visitors to their properties and to our scores of Academy Volunteers, we could not do it without you!