This historic property was owned by renowned heiress and preservationist Doris Duke for over seventy years. It is now part of Newport Restoration Foundation and open to the public for tours of the house and gardens. The landscape was originally designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, but Duke later added several interesting trees and shrubs as well as formal and vegetable gardens.
With the help of current and past NRF staff, DDS has created planting plans of the existing formal gardens and vegetable gardens as well as a management plan for future stewardship. NRF has successfully implemented organic lawn care and gardening regimens for the past 6 years at Rough Point, and DDS has helped documented those processes to ensure they remain a tenet of Rough Point's ongoing maintenance
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