Helderledge

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Helderledge is located 13 miles west of Albany, New York, in the valley of the Helderberg Mountains. Since our beginning 24 years ago, the nursery has been owned and operated by Paul and Mardell Steinkamp, specialists in Landscape Architecture and Horticulture. The nursery is nestled in an old apple orchard of mostly Northern Spys with the magnificent backdrop of the Helderbergs. It is a beautiful spot in all seasons. Every spring comes to life with the sweet fragrance of apple blossoms. In summer, you can sit and listen to the chattering of the fountain. And, with fall, the mountain is clothed in the oranges and reds of the maples, the yellows of the poplar and willows and the browns of the oaks. Always the top of the escarpment is edged with a ribbon of gray native limestone, highlighted with a tracery of trees. We collect plants from all over the world and grow many of our own. We specialize in herbaceous perennials hardy to U.S. horticultural zone 5, and we display most in our gardens at the nursery. The core garden focus is our award-winning water feature with a bridge and two bog gardens. While we are busy with the production of ornamental plants, we never lose interest in the subject of the garden as a space for people, as a sculpture of light and shadow, of patterns on the ground and as a foil for the sky. The space is defined by walls, ground and sky with assistance of plants, architecture, pavements, lawn and the ever-changing canopy above.

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