Connecticut’s Historic Gardens are a group of 15 distinctive historic sites and gardens dotted throughout the state.
The sites and gardens offer visitors an opportunity to explore a variety of garden styles and time periods. And, visitors can learn about gardens ranging from colonial-period herb gardens to elaborate Colonial Revival-era gardens. Take some time with friends and family to enjoy a lovely afternoon in a variety of historic settings.
Here is the list of the 15 historic gardens:
- Bellany-Ferriday House & Garden: 9 Main Street North, Bethlehem
- Butler-McCook House & Garden: 396 Main Street, Hartford
- Florence Griswold Museum: 96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme
- Glebe House Museum & The Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 49 Hollow Road, Woodbury
- Harkness Memorial State Park: 275 Great Neck Road, Waterford
- Harriet Beecher Stowe Center: 77 Forest Street, Hartford
- Hill-Stead Museum: 35 Mountain Road, Farmington
- Osborne Homestead Museum & Kellogg Environmental Center: 500 Hawthorne Ave, Derby
- Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden: 55 South Main Street, Suffield
- Promisek at Three Rivers Farm: 694 Skyline Ridge Road, Bridgewater
- Roseland Cottage: 556 Route 169, Woodstock
- Stanley-Whitman House: 37 High Street, Farmington
- Thankful Arnold House Museum: 14 Hayden Hill Road, Haddam
- Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum: 211 Main StreWethersfield
- Weir Farm National Historic Park: 735 Nod Hill Road, Wilton
Plan to visit one or more of these historic sites and gardens this summer!
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