The gardens at One Pochick are the heart of the estate and are open for residents to explore.

The gardens are managed by a professional organic practices vegetable gardener to achieve weekly complimentary harvests for residents from June through the great bounty weeks after Labor Day and, with additional planning, to Thanksgiving. An annual crop plan is developed before the growing season to guide the type, timing and quantity of plantings. The plan can be partially customized to suit your preferences—your own tended organic practices farm on Nantucket.

We’d be happy to coordinate with your private chef to provide great garden-to-table experiences at the estate—be that at the garden table, at one of the residences, patio or poolside or in the function barn. For your consideration, we’ve also prepared a list of personal chefs on Nantucket who know where to procure the best local ingredients to complement the fresh offerings in our gardens.

The gardens are comprised of four sections, each with its role within the crop plan.

The upper garden sits under a large pergola and features a rectangular counter table comfortably seating 12 and centered around an edible flower garden. Architecturally, this garden was designed to produce and entertain by immersing visitors within a variety of plantings at different stages of growth. Upper garden cultivation is focused primarily on short season plantings ready from June including a variety of greens for salad, select vegetables and edible flowers.

The lower, formal garden design reflects the beauty and practicality of a cloistered garden from medieval Europe. Cloistered gardens are classically protected within an open gallery or hallway formed by the outer walls of surrounding buildings. Often, cloistered gardens are sectioned into four quadrants with a centerpiece. The four quadrants were thought to represent either the four rivers of the garden of Eden or the four elements: earth, air, fire and water. At One Pochick, the privet hedge and finial clad fencing protect the garden and its crops from deer and bunnies while many varieties of birds and butterflies enrich visitors’ experience.

As with cloistered monastic gardens, the gardens at One Pochick are ornamental and functional, providing both garden-to-kitchen produce for residents and a sanctuary for quiet contemplation within the natural surrounds of the estate. The lower garden is primarily used to grow more long season crops such as tomatoes, peppers, string beans, broccoli, garlic, onions, brussels sprouts, carrots, fennel and potatoes as well as flowers, summer squash, watermelon, cucumbers, and early season snap peas and strawberries.

The herb garden is situated just outside the lower garden centered by a thyme clad stone path. It has a wide collection of fresh herbs and spices for meals as well as multiple tea plantings.

Squash hill within the fenced landscape provides cantaloupe, winter and other seasonal squash and early season flowering onions, rounding out the fourth organically tended garden.

The gardens provide plenty of room to roam, converse and sit, lights to enjoy the gardens in the evening and available music through Sonos controlled through the main residence Wi-Fi.

There are a variety of flowers to encourage beneficial insects and birds to visit and pollinate. Flowers can be selectively cut by residents to bring seasonal color and fragrance from the garden into the residences.

The gardens are open 24/7 as a shared resource among residents. They are available for exclusive use by main house or guest house residents through reservation with your broker, such as for a cocktail hour or lunch. 

The climate on Nantucket enables the gardens to comfortably produce a diverse harvest through October. With plantings in September, food can be grown for Thanksgiving, making a wonderful holiday experience on Nantucket even more special at the estate.

Our head gardener is typically available to walk through the gardens with you while she’s on site for weekly harvests and maintenance.

More pictures of the gardens and its crops are available in The Gardens section of the picture gallery. Videos of the gardens’ offerings in June and after Labor Day are directly below.