About Clark Botanic Garden
Founded in 1969, Clark Botanic Garden is a 12-acre living museum and educational facility. We are dedicated to understanding and appreciating the world's plant life through horticulture, education and research. Collections at the garden include native spring wildflowers, conifers, roses, perennials, daylilies, wetland plants, rock garden plants, herbs, butterfly plants, medicinal plants and over a dozen collections of particular plant families.
Clark Botanic Garden is proud to be listed as an official Daylily Garden by the American Hemerocallis Society. An AHS Display Garden is established to display the very best daylily cultivars to the general public. Its purpose is to educate the visitor about modern daylilies and how they can be used beautifully and effectively in landscapes. There are only about 325 official Daylily Gardens in the United States. Please visit ours!
These 12 acres were bequeathed by Grenville Clark in memory of his wife Fanny to remain a sanctuary for birds, plants, and visitors. Louisa Clark Spencer, daughter of Grenville and Fanny, was an active member of the Board.
Our Mission
The Fanny Dwight Clark Memorial Garden, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded to support, enhance, and preserve Clark Botanic Garden as a serene, tranquil oasis for all to enjoy. We develop and present educational programs for both adults and children, to better appreciate the natural world. All funds raised and donated to the Foundation are used for these purposes.
Grenville Clark and Fanny Dwight Clark
Our Cooperative Relationship
The Clark Botanic Garden is owned, operated, and maintained by the Town of North Hempstead and the North Hempstead Parks & Recreation. Both The Fanny Dwight Clark Memorial Garden, Inc. and Town of North Hempstead are collaborative partners in an historical Conservation Easement to protect the space in perpetuity.
Disclosure
This website is owned, operated, and maintained, in whole or by part, by the The Fanny Dwight Clark Memorial Garden, Inc., an independent private non-profit organization established and existing under the Not-For-Profit Laws of New York State. The Fanny Dwight Clark Memorial Garden, Inc., is a separate legal entity established and operated independent of the Town of North Hempstead. The FDCMG, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) organization governed by a Board of Trustees, all of whom are members of the organization and volunteer their time. Names can be found on the Form 990 available for public disclosure.