Clark Botanic Garden

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Address	193 I. U. Willets Road Albertson, NY 11507
Phone	516.484.8600
Neighborhood	Nassau
Price	Free, $2 voluntary donation requested
Web Page	http://www.clarkbotanic.org/
Park
Park Type	Garden
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Great place to talk. There are better tended gardens on Long Island but this is free, not crowded and quiet. There are plenty of benches around the park and lots of shady area.

Clark Botanic Garden is a 12-acre living museum and educational facility. [1] The garden was established in 1969 on the former estate of Grenville Clark, a noted attorney, author, and advisor to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In 1966, Clark donated his home to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The site now contains approximately 5,000 species of plants, with over 1,000 labeled trees, shrubs, and garden plants arranged in 12 specialty gardens. Collections include native wildflowers, conifers, roses, perennials, daylilies, wetland plants, rock garden plants, herbs, butterfly plants, and medicinal plants. [2]

Tips

• You don't have to drive here! Take the LIRR Oyster Bay Line to Albertson station. The Garden is immediately east of the station. [3]
• There's a nice gazebo near the bees.
• Most paths are dirt. Proper footwear is a must.
• There are picnic benches near the gift shop.
• Photos are available here.

Hours Subject to change. Always verify.

• 10 AM to 4:00 PM daily
• Winter weekends closed except for scheduled events. [4]

Directions

• Northern State Parkway: Take exit 29 (Roslyn Road), turn left onto Roslyn Road, then right onto I.U. Willets Road, followed by a right into the Clark Botanic Garden parking field, just before the railroad crossing.
• Long Island Expressway: Take exit 36, and turn South onto Searingtown road. Go about 1 mile, and then turn left onto I. U. Willets Road. Go about 3/4 mile, crossing over railroad tracks. Clark Garden is on your left. Latitude: 40°46′15.636″N
  Longitude: 73°38′29.252″W