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Wild Dome(e)ination Tour Opens ReWild Gardens in Riverhead

August 4, 2026August 11, 2026 East End Beacon

If you participated in ReWild Long Island's spring North Fork Sustainable Garden Tour but were unable to make it to the gardens in Riverhead, take heart! Two fascinating Riverhead gardens will be open to the public again this Saturday, Aug. 8, from 9 a.m. to Noon. The gardens include Calverton Meadows, a wild place on the edge of a forest, and Dome Gardens on the grounds surrounding Kevin Shea and

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Photos: Spring Awakenings at LongHouse Reserve

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026 Beth Young

This spring’s ritual of the reopening of LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton took place on a half-warm, half misty day April 18, a shock after a week of sun and summerlike heat that had awakened unique bulbs and spring-budding trees. But the landscape continued to welcome visitors in an exploration of the intimate and intricate interweaving of art and nature throughout this 16-acre natural treasure. "Spring Awakenings," the title of

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Gardening In Service to Our Coastal Ecology

January 10, 2026January 13, 2026 Beth Young

If, like most of us, you don't live directly on the water, you can be forgiven for not thinking your garden affects the waters that surround us. But while gardens thrive on summer showers, every massive rainfall worries ecologists, who are reminded of how quickly the waters can collect toxic chemicals from gardens, lawns and roadways, and deposit them in the bays and creeks surrounding us. Pictured Above: A portion

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LongHouse Reserve Kicks Off Music Series

August 19, 2023August 19, 2023 Beth Young

LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton will host a series of classical music performances with Young Concert Artists, bringing superb soloists to the gardens for concerts on four Thursday evenings late this summer. "Join us under the stars in our Edward Albee Amphitheater on cushions covered with Jack Lenor Larsen fabrics. Our evening together welcomes our community to enjoy evening living with art in all forms, our mantra at LongHouse," says LongHouse Director Carrie Rebora Barratt. "Our