Yew Dell Botanical Gardens

The creation of self-taught master craftsman and nurseryman Theodore Klein, this 30-acre property in Crestwood, KY, features open farmland transformed into Arts-and-Crafts-style gardens with unusual specimens and classic stone structures.

After Klein’s death and the formation of a board of community volunteers to purchase the property, we helped develop the master plan and the technical strategies needed to preserve Yew Dell Botanical Gardens for the enjoyment and education of the public.

TIMELINE

2016
Mary F. Rounsavall Pavilion is completed.

2014
New horticulture center, nurseries, and greenhouse open, expanding space for both propagation and educational programs. 

2012
Ground breaks for a new greenhouse and horticulture center.

2011
Listing on the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places.

2010
Opening of a new, architectural award-winning visitor center and garden shop.

2008
Opening of the gardens to the public.

2006
Restoration of the farm’s historic barn.

2002
Friends of Yew Dell purchase the farm and establish a relationship with the Garden Conservancy. Current Executive Director, Paul Cappiello, begins tenure as part-time director.

2001
The nonprofit Yew Dell, Inc. and Friends of Yew Dell are formed after Klein's death in 1998.

1941
Purchase by Theodore Klein, and his wife, Martha Sangeter Klein.

For more information, visit yewdellgardens.org.