Chester County, PA Open Day

Chester County, PA Open Day

Donald Pell Gardens Studio, photo by Donald Pell

Sat, Oct 9, 2021
10:00 AM- 4:00 PM

As the pandemic continues to evolve, please observe these new procedures and help us ensure a safe, contactless, and seamless garden experience for all visitors as well as our generous garden hosts:

  • Pre-registration is REQUIRED for each garden. Pre-register for each on this website, except where specifically indicated otherwise. Children under 12 are free and do not need to be pre-registered if accompanied by pre-registered adult.
  • Capacity is limited. Sorry, no walk-ins allowed; no paper tickets or cash payments will be accepted on-site.
  • Masks are required, at the discretion of the garden owners, and social distancing is encouraged at all in-person events.

For more details about these changes for this season, see the 2021 Open Days Q&A.


To register, please click on the garden name or photo below.


Also happening on this day at Donald Pell Gardens Studio:

DIGGING DEEPER program, October 9, 2021, noon to 2 p.m.
The Evolution of a New American Garden with Donald Pell 
Registration for this program includes admission to the Garden of Donald Pell on this day.


  • Donald Pell Gardens
    Donald Pell Gardens

    Since 2008, Pell has been converting this fourteen-acre farm into a lush landscape of naturalistic gardens in the New American style. The farmhouse, Oval, and woodland gardens focus on exploring the beauty of plants in defined spaces that create an experience of place.

Gc masks a 2020 26x20 web
At the discretion of the garden owners