Community Corner
Day Trip # 7: Bayard Cutting Arboretum
Patch continues its series on great day trips that Babylon residents might want to consider as summer morphs into fall.
A daily look at places to get away for the day, but remain close to the Babylon Village and West Babylon communities.
Here's a place many people on Long Island drive by but have never enjoyed.
Destination: Bayard Cutting Arboretum
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Distance from village: 18 minutes/ 13 miles.
Key attractions: Beautiful gardens, trees and river walk pathways. Don't miss the Dahlia Garden or the The Pinetum, which is home to one of the worlds largest Sergeant’s Weeping Hemlock, and other rare plantings including many flowering deciduous trees.
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Travel Tips: Go early and enjoy the santuary the estate offers visitors. Don't forget your camera as the photography options are extraordinary. It's closed on Mondays so enjoy a great weekend day or mid day excursion as hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through October 31. Fall foliage weeks are a phenomenal time to visit given the extensive trees and shrubs. Both public and private tours of the historic buildings are available. Parking is $8 for residents without the state park pass.
Have a better idea? Let us know what we should write about next week. Email judy.mottl@Patch.com.
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