Neighbor News
Spring Celebration at Sands Point Preserve
Planting Projects for All Ages, Organic Vegetable Garden and Apiary Demonstrations, Plant & Gift Sale
Every season brings beautiful changes to the Sands Point Preserve’s landscape, and, in Springtime, we celebrate the return of longer days, warmer temperatures – and budding trees, shrubs, and perennial plants. While these blooms occur naturally, we have much work to do to plant colorful annuals, organic vegetables and herbs, and plants to attract butterflies, honeybees, and other pollinators.
At the Spring Celebration on May 15 (11 am - 2 pm), visitors of all ages are invited to help with these plantings in the Phil Dejana Learning Center Outdoor Classroom! Enriching seed projects will also be available for families to enjoy on site or take home. Pollinator-friendly plants and garden-related gift items will be on display at our special Plant & Gift Sale. And our plush woodland animals will be celebrating Spring in a new display!
A Spring Treasure Hunt will bring families to locations across the Preserve in search of the season’s blossoms and much more.
Find out what's happening in Port Washingtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Our Organic Vegetable Garden near Hempstead House is off to a great start this year, and Conservancy staff will be at the garden to give informal tours and answer guests' questions.
The Apiary is abuzz with Spring activity, and our beekeeper will conduct an informal workshop, open to visitors.
Find out what's happening in Port Washingtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Discover the rewarding fun of cultivating plants for food and flowers here at the Preserve and at home.
Admission
Conservancy Members: $15 per car
Non-Members: $25 per car
Pay at the Gatehouse; includes parking.
The Sands Point Preserve on the original Guggenheim Estate embodies the grandeur and elegance that define the Gold Coast period of the early 20th century, when prominent American families built great mansions on large estates as summer retreats along the Long Island Sound. The Sands Point peninsula was the famed “East Egg” of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.”
Today, the magnificent 216-acre park, including its historic mansions and the Phil Dejana Learning Center, is owned by Nassau County, NY, and is maintained and operated by the Sands Point Preserve Conservancy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Conservancy provides year-round educational and cultural programs, seasonal celebrations, mansion tours, fitness activities as well as private/corporate event services and film/TV location facilities.