2025 Calendar of Events
Today our volunteer Garden Greeters will be on site from 1pm-3pm to answer questions about Beatrix, Bellefield Mansion, and the Blooms! Reservations are not required.
Join us in the garden for a powerful evening of music with Arkinetics, a New York-based quintet blending jazz, West African rhythms, and Indian classical influences. Together, these musicians create a dynamic sound that moves between meditative grooves and high-energy improvisation.
Join us for a special Bellefield Garden Talk with Sue Adams, who will share her favorite new flower introductions for 2026. Each year, Sue visits trial gardens across the Northeast—including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Hampshire—to evaluate upcoming varieties.
Today our volunteer Garden Greeters will be on site from 1pm-3pm to answer questions about Beatrix, Bellefield Mansion, and the Blooms! Reservations are not required.
Create a rugged, lightweight container with timeless character! Hypertufa is a versatile material that mimics the look of aged stone while being lighter and easier to work with than concrete. This hands-on workshop will guide you through the process step by step.
Join ecological landscape designer Ashley Gamell for a garden walk exploring the fall season and how we can best utilize it to boost garden beauty and extend the bloom season even into the winter, all while supporting a bounty of life in our gardens.
Today our volunteer Garden Greeters will be on site from 1pm-3pm to answer questions about Beatrix, Bellefield Mansion, and the Blooms! Reservations are not required.
Bring food and drinks for a picnic and an incredible afternoon of Bossa Nova music at the beautiful Beatrix Farrand Garden at Bellefield.
Craft a stunning, earth-friendly wreath for the festive season! This hands-on experience embraces creative freedom, allowing you to take home a one-of-a-kind piece that celebrates the untamed beauty of nature.
Join us for an inspiring, hands-on introduction to gardening with nature to support ecosystems and pollinators. This simple, low-cost, eco-friendly method for starting seeds makes it easy to cultivate thriving native gardens right at home.
Projects have been made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and also through funding from Dutchess Tourism, Inc., administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.

