WEDNESDAY OPEN GARDEN
Wednesdays at 12:30 -2:30 pm
Shipman Gardens at Miller Cottage
24 Miller
The historic Miller Cottage is owned by Chautauqua Institution and is currently used as a private residence.
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The gardens are open to the public on Wednesdays from 12:30-2:30pm during the Chautauqua season with docents in the gardens to lead a Historical and Horticultural Presentations by Betsy Burgeson and/or members of the BTG or Garden Crew..
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The gardens were designed by Landscape Architect Ellen Biddle Shipman in collaboration with Mina Miller Edison in 1922 and restored 100 years later by Chautauqua Institution in collaboration with gifts from the community.
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Click below for plant lists and photos, an audio tour, historic photos of Mina Miller Edison and her husband, Thomas Alva Edison and more.
