Stonecrop Gardens

What Stonecrop Gardens does

Stonecrop Gardens is a nonprofit public botanical garden occupying a 15-acre historic estate at 81 Stonecrop Lane in Cold Spring, New York, at 1,100 feet elevation in the Hudson Highlands (Zone 6a). Originally the private residence of Anne and Frank Cabot, the property was converted to a public garden in 1992 under Director Caroline Burgess. The site comprises diverse display collections including Woodland and Water Gardens, a Grass Garden, Raised Alpine Stone Beds, Cliff Rock Gardens, an enclosed English-style Flower Garden, and Systematic Order Beds representing over 50 plant families, supported by a Conservatory, Alpine House, Pit House, and T-Range Greenhouse.

The organization's core products are destination garden visitation on a limited open-day schedule (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, plus one Sunday per month), guided tours, hands-on educational workshops priced $5–$120, an annual Index Seminum and Rarium seed catalog offering approximately 400 varieties at $1–$3 per packet, and a membership program with Individual ($50), Dual ($75), and Family ($100+) tiers. A School of Practical Horticulture internship program provides professional training and serves as a talent pipeline. The organization operates without proprietary technology; its website is a standard WordPress deployment supporting event registration and newsletter subscription.

Revenue is generated through a mix of one-time admission and workshop fees, recurring annual memberships, transaction-based seed sales, and special event admissions, supplemented by donations typical of a horticultural nonprofit. There are no app products, APIs, AI capabilities, or third-party integrations in evidence. The customer base is distributed across hobbyist gardeners, families seeking recreational outings, professional horticulture trainees, and reciprocal-visitor members from partner gardens in the Hudson Valley and Northeast US region.

Name

Stonecrop Gardens

Legal name

Stonecrop Gardens

Website

https://stonecrop.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stonecrop Gardens is a nonprofit 15-acre public botanical garden in Cold Spring, New York, founded in 1992 by Director Caroline Burgess. It serves hobbyist gardeners, families, and professional trainees through garden visitation, workshops, an annual seed catalog, and a School of Practical Horticulture.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cold Spring

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Admission Fees: Day visitors pay admission fees for garden access. Adults $10, seniors 65+/students $5, children 3-18 $5, children under 3 free. AHS Reciprocal Garden Network members admitted free.
2. Membership Program: Annual memberships provide unlimited visitation and benefits. Individual ($50) covers 2 people, Dual ($75) covers 4 people, Family ($100+) covers 6 people. Members receive discounted workshop pricing and seed order discounts.
3. Workshop Registration: Educational workshops including seed-sowing, photography, art, plant care, and garden tours. Pricing ranges from $5 to $120 per person depending on workshop type. Members receive discounted rates.
4. Seed Sales (Index Seminum/Rarium): Sale of seeds from the garden's plant collections. Approximately 400 varieties offered annually. Index Seminum packets $2 each ($1 members), Index Rarium packets $3 each ($2 members). Orders accepted through May each year.
5. Special Event Admissions: Special exhibitions such as Dahlia Weekend, plant sales, and artist events. Some events included with admission, others require separate workshop fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stonecrop Gardens operates a 15-acre public botanical garden in Cold Spring, New York, offering scheduled garden visitation, educational workshops, guided tours, and an annual seed catalog (Index Seminum and Rarium) featuring approximately 400 varieties. The garden also runs a School of Practical Horticulture internship program and tiered annual memberships, all delivered through on-site experiences at its Hudson Highlands location.

Product overview

Stonecrop Gardens operates as a 15-acre public botanical garden in Cold Spring, New York, offering a unified experience centered on horticultural education and appreciation. The core offerings include public garden access, guided tours, educational workshops, and a seed catalogue program (Index Seminum and Rarium). Additional services include an internship program, membership tiers, and open visitation days. The garden features specialized facilities including a Conservatory, Alpine House, Pit House, and greenhouse complex. The organization positions itself as a School of Practical Horticulture, combining aesthetic display gardens with educational programming for amateur and professional gardeners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Garden Visits Access to a 15-acre public botanical garden in Cold Spring, New York, featuring diverse gardens including Woodland and Water Gardens, Grass Garden, Raised Alpine Stone Beds, Cliff Rock Gardens, English-style Flower Garden, and Systematic Order Beds representing over 50 plant families. Open to day visitors Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and one select Sunday per month.
• Educational Workshops Hands-on horticultural workshops including seed-sowing, trough-making, garden journaling, succulent cultivation, bulb planting, photography, and bundle dyeing, taught by professional staff and visiting experts. Pricing ranges from $5 to $120 per person with member discounts.
• Index Seminum and Rarium Seed Catalog Annual seed catalog offering approximately 400 varieties of rare and interesting seeds collected from the garden's plant collections across categories including Annuals for Sun, Ornamental Grasses, Perennials for Sun, Woodland, Bulbs, Alpines and Rock Garden, Shrubs and Vines, Wildflowers, and Pots/Garden. Index Seminum packets at $2 each ($1 members) and Index Rarium packets at $3 each ($2 members).
• Guided Garden Tours Staff-led tours of specific garden areas including Systematic Order Beds, Flower Garden, Native Plants, Shrubs and Vines, and Autumn Color tours held on Wednesday evenings. Priced at $10 non-members and free for members.
• School of Practical Horticulture (Internship Program) Professional horticultural training program utilizing the garden's plant collections and display gardens together with professional staff to educate amateur and professional gardeners in practical horticulture.
• Membership Program Annual membership offering unlimited garden access, reduced workshop fees, access to member-only events, and priority registration for programs. Tiers include Individual ($50/year covering 2 people), Dual ($75/year covering 4 people), and Family ($100+/year covering 6 people).
• Conservatory and Display Houses On-site facilities including a Conservatory, display Alpine House, Pit House with an extensive collection of choice dwarf bulbs, and a T-Range Greenhouse used for propagation, growing on stock plants, and overwintering tender perennials. Accessible during garden visitation.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Berkshire Botanical Garden: Small nonprofit public garden in Stockbridge, MA offering admissions, memberships, workshops, and educational programs. Closely comparable in operating scale, regional Northeast catchment, and event-driven monetization.
• Wave Hill: 28-acre public garden in the Bronx, NY operating on a similar nonprofit model with admissions, memberships, workshops, and seasonal programming. Closely comparable in mission, climate (Northeast), and target audience of horticulture enthusiasts in the greater NY metro region.
• Tower Hill Botanic Garden: Nonprofit public garden in Boylston, MA offering admissions, memberships, workshops, and a seasonal event calendar. Comparable in operating model, programming mix, and horticulture enthusiast audience.
• Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum: Historic estate garden in Bristol, RI operating as a nonprofit public garden with admissions, memberships, and educational programming. Comparable in heritage-estate setting, Northeast climate, and small-staff nonprofit model.
• Native Plant Trust (Garden in the Woods): Nonprofit native plant conservation organization operating Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA. Comparable as a specialty public garden with educational programming, memberships, and plant-focused mission.
• Cornell Botanic Gardens: University-affiliated public garden in Ithaca, NY with similar Zone 5/6 climate, educational programming, and visitor-focused displays. Comparable in mission and regional audience overlap.
• Chanticleer: Pleasure garden in Wayne, PA operated as a nonprofit open to the public with admission and seasonal programming. Highly comparable in scale (~35 acres), nonprofit operating model, and focus on horticultural display and education.

Broad incumbents

• Brooklyn Botanic Garden: 52-acre public garden in Brooklyn, NY with admissions, memberships, workshops, and an internship program. Significantly larger and urban but overlaps in horticulture education audience within driving distance of Cold Spring.
• Longwood Gardens: 1,100-acre public garden in Kennett Square, PA with admissions, memberships, and extensive educational programming. Much larger and far better resourced, but comparable in horticultural education mission and Northeast location.
• New York Botanical Garden: 250-acre public garden in the Bronx, NY operating with admissions, memberships, extensive educational programming, and research. Much larger than Stonecrop but competes for the same regional horticulture enthusiast and family audiences.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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