The Garden of Dianne B.

The May 11 garden should be festooned with flowers, as Dianne is now in the midst of planting her every autumn 1,000-plus bulbs. The meadow may look a mess with the daffodils gone and all else on the come, but in the gardens, there will be various fritillary, droopy and upright trillium, lots of that spring blueness particular to ipheion and all kinds of hyacinths, plus the shocking chartreuse of epimediums and at least a few precious Jack-in-the-pulpits from this extensive collection. A few dozen diverse Japanese maples will be in tender new leaf as will the wilds of the East Hampton Village Nature Trail which is literally next door. In this layered low-key garden, living things are mixed with symbols and sculptures from across the globe. Dianne labels herself a "garden stylist" fond of weaving together texture, accessories, color, and patterns echoing her twentieth-century career in fashion. Her blog, Dirtier, diannebgardens.com, is the progeny of her '90s gardening book, Dirt (still available at amazon.com).

This garden's estimated size is 1 acre.

Open Days 2024:  Saturday, May 11
Hours: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.