A unique exploration of Old Westbury Gardens, tracing the creation and preservation of one of Long Island's most important historic estates.

A celebration of the life and vision of Jay Phipps and Dita Grace, and the English world of architecture, gardens, and craftsmanship they created in America.

A richly illustrated showcase of architecture, horticulture and the decorative arts, preserved to the highest standards and enjoyed by the public today.

Launching with events in Long Island, New York and London, UK

Lecture tour of the US with the ICAA/Design Community.

Lecture with the Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach.

Old Westbury Gardens: Days of Grace on Long Island honours the life and legacy of the house that Jay Phipps built to woo his English love, Dita Grace. In his efforts to secure her hand in marriage, he promised to recreate the world of elegance, gardens, and dogs that she had known in Sussex. She said "Yes"-and the rest is Westbury.

Designed in 1906 by English connoisseur and family friend George Crawley, the house was furnished with British antiques and craftsmanship, with gardens planted under Dita's discerning eye. Of the hundreds of mansions built on Long Island around the turn of the twentieth century, Old Westbury Gardens is now unique-the only one preserved in its original condition.

In 1959, Peggie Phipps Boegner generously placed Old Westbury Gardens in trust, in memory of her mother, Dita, so that the public could enjoy the place where she herself had been so happy. Maintained to the highest standards of authenticity, it is now a showcase of architecture, horticulture and the decorative arts.