Japanese Stroll Garden at Hammond Museum. Courtesy of Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden. Photos courtesy of respective gardens unless otherwise noted.
Maximize glorious fall days with a stroll through these breathtaking gardens and grounds across the Hudson Valley.

Beatrix Farrand Garden
Hyde Park
7 a.m.–dusk, daily
beatrixfarrandgardenhydepark.org
Blithewood Garden at Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson
Dawn to dusk, daily
bard.edu/arboretum/gardens/blithewood
Boscobel House and Gardens
Garrison
9 a.m.–7:30p.m., Fri–Mon
boscobel.org
Visitors may follow the brick path through this 68-acre property, which leads to herb gardens, a formal garden, and the front lawn, which offers views of the Hudson River.
Clermont State Historic Site
Germantown
8:30 a.m. – sunset, daily
https://parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/16/details.aspx
This Columbia County estate offers stunning views of the Hudson River from the South Spring Garden, Italian-inspired floral designs within the Walled Garden, and a fish pond as the centerpiece of the Wilderness Garden. House tours and the visitor center are temporarily suspended during restoration.

Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden
North Salem
12–4 p.m., Wed–Sat until November
hammondmuseum.org
Hortus Arboretum
Stone Ridge
10 a.m.–4p.m., Sat–Mon
hortusgardens.org
Innisfree Garden
Millbrook
10 a.m.–5 p.m., daily
innisfreegarden.org

Locust Grove Estate Gardens
Poughkeepsie
10 a.m.–5 p.m., daily
lgny.org
This 200-acre estate showcases an Italianate villa designed in 1851 for artist/inventor Samuel Morse. The historic 20th-century mansion features Hudson River School paintings and early 19th-century American furniture; a permanent exhibit explores Morse’s careers as an artist and inventor. Visitors can learn about fruits and vegetables that used to be grown on the estate at the Heritage Vegetable Garden. There’s also a half-acre ornamental garden with one of the largest collections of peonies in the area.
Mountain Top Arboretum
Tannersville
7 a.m.–7p.m., daily
mtarboretum.org

Orange County Arboretum
Montgomery
7 a.m.–7p.m., daily
orangecountyarboretum.org
Stonecrop Gardens
Cold Spring
10 a.m.–5 p.m., closed Thurs and Sun
stonecrop.org
The Putnam County property includes woodland and water gardens, raised alpine stone beds, cliff rock gardens, and a breathtaking enclosed English-style flower garden, all of which is highly worth a visit. The Conservatory displays greenhouses of alpines, tropicals, and succulents.
Untermyer Gardens
Yonkers
9 a.m.–7 p.m., daily
Untermyergardens.org
The Walled Garden is just one of the magnificent aspects that this 43-acre City of Yonkers park has to offer. With an amphitheater and large reflecting pool filled with goldfish and koi, the garden also features Japanese hollies and colorful tulips bordering the area during the spring. Take a walk down the stairs of The Vista to a breathtaking view of the Hudson. In the 40 years that Samuel Untermyer owned the property (from 1899 until his death), it was considered one of the most celebrated gardens to visit in America.

Vanderbilt Mansion Gardens
Hyde Park
9 a.m.–5p.m., daily
nps.gov/vam
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