FAQs

Here are some of the more common questions that we get. Let us know if your question is not answered - we will have our fairies get right on it.

If you have a question you think should be in here, email Bob, the webmaster, at admin@bedrockgardens.org

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What are the hours you are open?

For 2018, we are planning on being open from 10 AM to 4 PM on Saturday and Sunday of the first and third weekend of the month, May through October. Please confirm this later on the schedule page.

Don't you have other events?

Yes! We do have special events that occur at different dates and times. For example, our Fairy Hobbit House Festival runs from 11 AM to 3 PM Saturday through Monday on Columbus Day weekend. And our celebration of International Sculpture Day occurs on April 28. And we are having evening events, like the play "The Immigrant Garden". Check our schedule page or event page for details.

Do you allow pets?

Thank you for leaving your pet at home. We are looking into the idea of dog days, but at the moment we don't allow pets. The exception is service animals, which, of course, are welcome.

Can we visit on other days?

The Garden is not open to the public between the public admission weekends. However, we do host prearranged visits, such as Garden Club visits, School Groups, classes, photographic events, individually arranged tours with John, and sometimes even 'I will just call up and see if I can schedule a visit' visits.

What about staying for picnics? Can we bring wine?

Picnickers are welcome. The rule is, "Pack it in, pack it out." What you pack in (and out) is up to you.

Who maintains the Garden?

Up until recently, Jill and Bob have done all the work. Jill loves to mow, weed, and prune. And make messes. Bob attends to the infrastructure, chainsaws, uses the big boy toys, and cleans up messes.

Over the past 3 to 5 years, they have had increasing help from the volunteer arm of Friends of Bedrock Gardens, with such support as spring and fall cleanup days, and the Hands in Dirt program. You, too, could be part of this. See our "volunteer" webpage.

Do you use pesticides or fertilizers?

No, we do not use pesticides at all. Instead of fertilizer we use compost.

How long have you been working on this anyway?

Jill and Bob bought this abandoned dairy farm in the early 1980s. The first decade or two were spent clearing the scrub filled fields, getting rid of acres of poison ivy, and putting in infrastructure such as the wildlife pond and trails.

What are those noisy birds ranging free on the property?

They are Guinea fowl, originally from Africa. We have raised them, mostly from chicks ("keats"), for 10 or 12 years, but the attrition rate is high from predators such as foxes, hawks, and others. Sometimes we have to view them like annuals, replacing them every year.

The current group consists of five males. You can tell the difference because they make different noises. Females go "Bok-Bok" like "buckwheat". The males just go "Bok Bok Bok..." Easier for them, I guess.

Any suggestions for places to eat?

You bet. we have a list of them that you can find at bedrockgardens.org/eateries .

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