Planting Fields: A Place on Long Island

Planting Fields is an English country house transported to the north shore of Long Island, some 48 kilometres east of Manhattan. Once the home of William R. Coe, chairman of Johnson & Higgins, and his wife Mai, heir to the Standard Oil fortune, this sumptuous Tudor-style mansion is set in 400 acres of rolling lawns, formal gardens and woodland. Now open to the public as a New York State Historic Park, Planting Fields is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and its lawns and gardens attract more than 250,000 visitors each year for informal gatherings and celebrations.

This book tells the story of Planting Fields through photographs, historical images, sketches and plans by the Olmsted brothers. Essays reveal the history of the site and the displacement of indigenous peoples, while outlining the future plan for sustainability and resilience in the restoration of the landscape.