• Garden Tour of Rough Point: Caring for Doris Duke’s Legacy Garden

    Rough Point Museum 680 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, United States

    Doris Duke’s legacy gardens reflect her interest in sustainable horticulture and environmental conservation. Join us on this interactive guided tour of the Formal Garden and the Kitchen Garden, a unique working educational garden that provides produce for our community partners. Learn about the history of the gardens, how NRF cares for the gardens today, and get insights into your own gardening practices.

  • Garden Tour of Rough Point: Caring for Doris Duke’s Legacy Garden

    Rough Point Museum 680 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, United States

    Doris Duke’s legacy gardens reflect her interest in sustainable horticulture and environmental conservation. Join us on this interactive guided tour of the Formal Garden and the Kitchen Garden, a unique working educational garden that provides produce for our community partners. Learn about the history of the gardens, how NRF cares for the gardens today, and get insights into your own gardening practices.

  • Garden Workshop: Roses at Rough Point

    Rough Point Museum 680 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, United States

    Roses are in season!  Enjoy the beautiful and organically maintained gardens and grounds at Rough Point while learning about the culinary and medicinal uses of everything Rose.

    We will walk the perimeter of the property gathering wild and deliciously scented rosa rugosa, while learning how to identify, preserve and use a variety of plants in the rose family. Each participant will bring home their own small jar of what was made during the class, as well as recipe cards. 

  • Garden Tour of Rough Point: Caring for Doris Duke’s Legacy Garden

    Rough Point Museum 680 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, United States

    Doris Duke’s legacy gardens reflect her interest in sustainable horticulture and environmental conservation. Join us on this interactive guided tour of the Formal Garden and the Kitchen Garden, a unique working educational garden that provides produce for our community partners. Learn about the history of the gardens, how NRF cares for the gardens today, and get insights into your own gardening practices.

  • Garden Workshop: Kitchen Garden Basics

    Join us for a family-friendly workshop in the Kitchen Garden! Enjoy the beautiful and organically-maintained grounds at Doris Duke’s Rough Point while you work in the garden and learn the basics of growing, harvesting, preserving and preparing a variety of different foods. We will work with classic produce such as tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and culinary herbs, as well as unique plants, medicinal herbs, and edible flowers. Discover how to identify and stock your pantry with nutritious food that will last all year long, and leave with preserved and fresh food in hand for your personal use.

  • From the Garden: Pasta Making Class with Matriarch

    Rough Point Museum 680 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, United States

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    We're excited to welcome Fall with this new garden-to-table workshop. Learn to make fresh pasta with Amy of Matriarch using herbs and edible flowers from Rough Point's kitchen garden. All levels are welcome!