Wender·Vista
Planting Fields Arboretum Oyster Bay
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew York
on Long Island's Gold Coast, in Oyster Bay

Planting Fields Arboretum Oyster Bay

— — the lawn the old estate keeps open for everyone.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A 409-acre former Coe estate on the North Shore, kept as a State Historic Park since 1971. Coe Hall sits at one end, a Tudor Revival house in dark stone; the Olmsted Brothers laid out the lawns and allées around it. The camellia house holds blooms in February when the rest of the island is grey. People come for the rhododendron walk in May, and for the long views back across the open lawn. — from the studio

from the studio
Planting Fields Arboretum Oyster Bay
— bring it home

Planting Fields Arboretum Oyster Bay, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Planting Fields Arboretum Oyster Bay

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Planting Fields covers 409 acres on the North Shore of Long Island, in Oyster Bay, about 25 miles east of Manhattan. The land was the country estate of insurance executive William Robertson Coe, who bought it in 1913 and commissioned the Olmsted Brothers firm to design the landscape. Coe Hall, the 65-room Tudor Revival main house, was finished in 1921. The estate was given to the State of New York in 1949 and has been a State Historic Park since 1971.

— the season

The grounds shift hard with the calendar. The Camellia Greenhouse, one of the largest in the Northeast, holds open blooms from January through March when the rest of Long Island is bare. Magnolias come through in April; the Synoptic Garden's rhododendrons and azaleas peak in mid-May. Summer holds the Italian Blue Pool Garden and the long lawn. October turns the beeches and oaks copper, and a Saturday in the third week is usually the picture year.

— the visit

The park is open daily; a parking fee applies most of the year and Coe Hall has its own admission, with house tours April through September. The main entrance is on Planting Fields Road, off Route 25A in Upper Brookville. The Manes Education Center sits near the gate. Dogs are not allowed on the grounds. Trails wind between the formal gardens and the wooded edges, and a half-day is enough to see most of it without rushing.

— where
United States · Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York
— within
Planting Fields State Historic Park
— position
40.8665° N · 73.5310° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
5 km NE
Sagamore Hill
Theodore Roosevelt home
4 km N
Oyster Bay Harbor
harbor
12 km SW
Old Westbury Gardens
Gold Coast estate
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Planting Fields Arboretum Oyster Bay
Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay Harbor
Old Westbury Gardens
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Planting Fields Arboretum Oyster Bay — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

A 409-acre State Historic Park in Oyster Bay, Long Island, built around the former Coe estate. The grounds were designed by the Olmsted Brothers and include Coe Hall, a Tudor Revival mansion finished in 1921.

Insurance executive William Robertson Coe bought the land in 1913. The Olmsted Brothers firm laid out the gardens and lawns, and Coe Hall was completed in 1921. The estate passed to the State of New York in 1949.

The Camellia Greenhouse holds open blooms from January through March. It is one of the largest collections in the Northeast and is the main winter draw at the park.

The Synoptic Garden's rhododendrons and azaleas reach their peak in mid-May. The second and third weeks of the month are usually the strongest window for the colour show.

A parking fee applies most of the year, and Coe Hall has its own admission for house tours. Tours run April through September. Check the park's site for current rates before you go.

Dogs are not permitted on the grounds at Planting Fields. Service animals are the only exception. Trails and gardens are walking-only for park visitors.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for that recipient. Planting Fields is the lawn Long Islanders take family out to in May and October, and the tile holds that long-view memory. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note suits a housewarming.

It sits naturally with East Coast Traditional, Hamptons-coastal, and English-country interiors. The greens and stone tones in the artwork echo the lawn and Coe Hall, so panelled rooms and library walls hold it well.

A single Large reads from across a room above a console. Above a full-length sofa, a 4-tile Mural carries the wall; a 9-tile Mural is the choice for a tall hall or a stair landing.

Yes. Order it in Dura Satin or Matte for any room with moisture or splash. Glossy is the choice for a framed living-room or library piece away from the sink.

A soft microfibre cloth with water is enough. The colour lives in the ceramic surface under a thin glossy finish, so no polish or chemical cleaner is needed.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license artwork in or out, and Reid Wender curates every place that enters the atlas.

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