Grounds
The Joslyn Castle estate sits on 5.5 acres surrounded by a limestone wall with wrought iron ornamentation.
Under the direction of some of America’s leading landscape architects, the mansion’s landscaping was arranged in an informal, yet lavish, style.
Not wanting to wait years to enjoy the grounds, the Joslyns had more than 100 mature trees planted. A greenhouse not only housed Sarah’s nationally respected orchid collection, but also served to prepare the seedlings used in the constantly changing flower displays.
Today, landscape restoration is underway: seasonal flower beds, perennial plants and bushes. In time, two ponds forming a figure eight, spanned by a footbridge at the narrow point, will reappear. Another goal is to rebuild other features original to the site, including the greenhouse, a summer house, and more. In 1996, the grounds were declared the first historic Landmark Site of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum.
