I posted this in the New Eng. forum but then I thought some of you might plan garden-visiting trips and would want to know about this. To put him in perspective, for those of us who started serious gardening 30+ years ago, Haskell's was the horticultural equivalent of the first
'gourmet' restaurant in your state.

This is sooo exciting! Isn't it great when things happen the RIGHT way!!
This from the Avant Gardens Newsletter:
"I have really really good news to share, and I know many of the customers we shared with the late renowned horticulturist, Allen C. Haskell, will be especially delighted to read this: Allen�s 6 acre New Bedford MA property will once again be open to visitors. The Massachusetts land trust organization, the Trustees of Reservations purchased the property from the Haskell family in 2013. Under the Trustee�s stewardship, with Kristen de Souza at the helm as Superintendent of the Haskell property, the gardens and grounds are being restored and reinvented as the Allen C Haskell Public Garden. The official opening day is Oct 26th."