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Welcome
Yew Dell is a nationally-recognized center of gardening and sustainable horticulture that offers extensive display gardens, a diverse slate of educational programs, family-oriented community events, ongoing research into new and better garden plants, and a wide range of private event facilities. Yew Dell offers something for everyone from homeowners and beginning gardeners to green industry professionals, school children and families, hikers, academics in plant and environmental fields and more. Yew Dell Botanical Gardens is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Preservation Project of the Garden Conservancy, a national non-profit dedicated to preserving the Nation’s most exceptional gardens.
About
Yew Dell is a nationally-recognized center of gardening and sustainable horticulture that offers extensive display gardens, a diverse slate of educational programs, family-oriented community events, ongoing research into new and better garden plants, and a wide range of private event facilities. All of this activity is offered in a unique setting that artfully combines elements of Kentucky’s rural heritage with modern, cutting-edge architecture.
Yew Dell Botanical Gardens at a Glance
Yew Dell offers something for everyone from homeowners and beginning gardeners to green industry professionals, school children and families to hikers, academics in plant and environmental fields and more.
A Brief History
Beginning in 1941, Theodore and Martha Lee Klein developed an exquisite private estate, a successful commercial nursery and an extensive collection of unusual plants and outstanding gardens.
Contact
Yew Dell Botanical Gardens | [email protected]
PO Box 1334 | 6220 Old LaGrange Road | Crestwood, KY, 40014
Staff
- Paul E. Cappiello, Ph.D. – Executive Director
- Karla Drover – Assistant Director
- Ann Mattingly – Garden Manager
- Bonnie Heaton – Volunteer Coordinator
- Don Hightchew – Buildings and Grounds Manager
- Cheryl Leifer – Database and IT Specialist
- Peggy Winkler – Visitor Services Specialist
- Pat Gattis – Visitor Services Specialist
- Jackie Gulbe – Wedding and Rental Coordinator
- Craig Dykes -Buildings and Grounds Assistant
Board of Directors
| Mary Rounsavall – President Phil Payne – Vice President Rob Nunnelley – Treasurer Bob Griffith – Secretary Lisa Barr Eunice Blocker Mary Broecker Sue Brown Holly Cooper Lena Hamel Louise Hickox | Jill Howard Rosemary Kirkwood Mary Klein Blair Matthews Louis Margie Schubert Stephen Stowers Mary Anne Thornton Suzette White David Whitty |
