Peckerwood Gardens

Tours cost 10 00 per person.

Peckerwood gardens. See 14 reviews articles and 61 photos of peckerwood garden ranked no 4 on tripadvisor among 9 attractions in hempstead. Peckerwood garden is the private garden of john g. Established by john fairey in 1971 the john fairey garden formerly peckerwood garden is an extraordinary preservation garden on 39 acres near hempstead texas.

Today seven of the acres form an oasis of rare and newly discovered plants known as peckerwood garden named for the woodpeckers that inhabit it and for the plantation in the film auntie mame. Peckerwood garden is located three miles south of hwy. Our sign is very small so watch closely for the entrance.

The garden was founded by john g. The peckerwood garden conservation foundation views the nursery as another way to inspire both gardeners and non gardeners to appreciate flora that is native to the region or well suited to the climate and to further their understanding of how it can be incorporated into good design. It is easy to miss.

Fairy who is responsible for introducing a wide range of rare native plants from mexico to an american audience. Fairey who gathered seeds of rare and endangered plants through a series of expeditions into mexico and created an aesthetic setting for them at peckerwood garden. Peckerwood garden in hempstead texas is a place for gardening art and conservation.

It is open to the public during specific weekends. It features a collection of more than 3 000 plants from mexico asia and the united states many of which are no longer found in the wild. It is the creation of professor of design plant explorer and founder of yucca do nursery john fairey.

About peckerwood peckerwood garden is one of america s most remarkable garden environments an award winning beautiful space that is also a living laboratory to learn about rare and unusual plants. On the tour we took my wife and i were the only ones being served by our docent who was friendly and knowledgeable and who spent considerable time answering our questions and providing a history of this wonderful collection of native plants and. What separates peckerwood garden from other gardens are the thousands of endangered plant species it contains many of which are native to mexico such as philadelphus manfreda undulata and arisaema macrospathus.