Gardens & Grounds

The Formal Gardens, designed by Thomas Sears, are rooted along a central path that branches out to connect the ornamental garden and the vegetable garden. A cross path divides the Formal Gardens into four garden “rooms,” called parterres. These garden rooms serve as living collections, each with their own “exhibition” title: Pink & White Garden, West Rose Garden, East Rose Garden, and Blue & Yellow Garden. 

In addition to these curated spaces, you’ll find Japanese-style tea houses, pergolas, two fountains, perennial and shrub borders, and specimen trees. 

While landscape architects originally advocated for the Formal Gardens to be an extension of the main residence, Katharine Reynolds wanted her gardens to be an extension of the greenhouses. This allowed the gardens to be accessible to the public from Reynolda Road and ensured the privacy of the family.

In the Gardens

Fruit, Cut Flower & Vegetable Garden

Japanese Teahouse in Blue & Yellow Garden

Fruit, Cut Flower & Vegetable Garden

Japanese Teahouses

Blue & Yellow Garden

Dick and Smith Reynolds’s Log Cabin Playhouse