Ellie B.
8/26/2025
This was an absolutely beautiful spot. There were a ton of pollinators, enjoying the flowers, including monarch butterflies, and hummingbirds. I really enjoyed my visit.
Green Animals Topiary Gardens
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380 Corys Ln
Portsmouth, RI 02871
Green Animals is the oldest and most northern topiary garden in the United States. This small country estate in Portsmouth was purchased in 1872 by Thomas E. Brayton, Treasurer of the Union Cotton Manufacturing Company in Fall River, Massachusetts. It consisted of seven acres of land, a white clapboard summer residence, farm outbuildings, a pasture and a vegetable garden. Gardener Joseph Carreiro, superintendent of the property from 1905 to 1945, and his son-in-law, George Mendonca, superintendent until 1985, were responsible for creating the topiaries. There are more than 80 pieces of topiary throughout the gardens, including animals and birds, geometric figures and ornamental designs, sculpted from California privet, yew, and English boxwood. Today, Green Animals remains as a rare example of a self-sufficient estate combining formal topiaries, vegetable and herb gardens, orchards and a Victorian house overlooking Narragansett Bay.
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4.0(49)
Brittany K.
10/1/2023
If you're in Newport and planning to visit any of the mansions, make sure you include the Topiary Garden in your plans. I had originally purchased a duo ticket for the Breakers & Marble House. On...
Michelle T.
5/31/2024
We stopped by the Green Animals Topiary Gardens after visiting Marble House. You can get a combined ticket, I believe. The topiaries are really nicely maintained and we had a lot of fun walking...
Stephanie T.
10/2/2023
Green Animals Topiary Gardens is located in Portsmouth, RI and overlooks Narragansett Bay. My friend and I went in August 2023. Tickets were $25.00 and it was very easy to purchase the tickets...
Bruce K.
11/16/2022
This was interesting but I don't know that it's worth the $20 per adult admission but if you bundle it with another of the Newport Mansions, it might be worthwhile. I spent about 40 minutes...
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