The Genevieve Green Gardens at Ewing Cultural Center are a grouping of various “neighborhoods” each with a distinctive character.
The Compass Garden toward the south is a restored heirloom garden with a sitting area. Wildflowers, an expanded collection of bluebell flowers, and a cobblestone path highlight the Woodland Garden on the east side of the Theatre at Ewing. An Arts and Crafts Garden is planned for the north side of the property. The South Lawn Garden to the west of the property’s main entrance features multi-colored flowers appropriate for all seasons, brick pathways, a water feature, and landscape lighting. Among the newest theme gardens are a fern garden, a sensory garden, cutting garden, an all-white garden, and a kitchen garden.
Among the other highlights of the gardens are a new public entry, which directs visitors to a formal plaza leading to the entrance to the manor; a grass patio; a theater walk with a widened walkway and additional plantings. The Great Lawn offers long views of the landscape, a primary pathway, and a future pavilion. The eight-foot wide primary paved pathway is accessible to the disabled.
The gardens boast a wide range of plantings and trees, many of which were specified by Jens Jensen, the property’s original landscape architect. There are many flowering crabs, redbud, hawthorne, and lilacs. Jensen also suggested violets, phlox, and other flowers. The property features many flower bulbs: snowdrops, scilia, and daffodils as well as lilies of the valley and day lilies.
Ewing Manor is open to potential clients by appointment only.
