Web Directory

» Bartlett Arboretum
   91-acre nature preserve located in North Stamford, open year-round to visitors and students of natural history and horticulture. Includes information on walking tours, trails and habitats, and notable trees.
   http://www.bartlettarboretum.org/

» Bates-Scofield House
   Darien historical home includes an herb garden with over 30 varieties of herbs used during the 18th century and over 20 varieties of historical roses.
   http://historical.darien.org/

» Beardsley Zoological Gardens
   52 acre facility offering wildflower beds, natural ponds, green trails and hummingbird gardens.
   http://www.beardsleyzoo.org

» Bushnell Park
   America's first public park provides its history and information on programs, historical monuments and notable trees in the park.
   http://www.bushnellpark.org/

» Connecticut College Arboretum
   Public space that also serves as a living laboratory for degree programs at the college. Information includes programs, publications and plant collections.
   http://arboretum.conncoll.edu/

» Elizabeth Park
   Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the park features a two and one-half acre rose garden with 800 varieties of roses. Calendar of workshops and events, gallery of photos from the park, map and driving directions.
   http://www.elizabethpark.org/

» Harkness Memorial State Park
   Mansion and gardens in Waterford. Visitor information and brief history.
   http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325214&depnav_gid=1650

» Hartford Botanical Garden
   Information on 18-acre site in Colt Park, Hartford, proposed to be developed into a botanic garden.
   http://www.hartfordbotanicalgarden.org/

» Highstead Arboretum
   Thirty-six acres of woodland, meadow, wetland and ledge in Redding, and home to special collections of mountain laurel and deciduous azaleas, as well as an herbarium and reference library.
   http://www.highsteadarboretum.org/

» Hill-Stead Museum
   Art museum in a restored home containing collections of French Impressionist masterpieces. Set on a 152-acre hilltop estate, the museum grounds contain formal gardens and woodland walking trails. Located in Farmington.
   http://www.hillstead.org/

» Lee Memorial Garden
   Woodland garden in New Canaan featuring spring blooming bulbs, ephemerals, ferns, herbaceous plants, and a collection of specimen azaleas and rhododendrons. Information about plant collections and visiting.
   http://gardencenterofnewcanaan.org/LeeGarden.aspx

» Stone-Otis House Herb Garden
   Culinary, medicinal and household herbs from the 19th century located at historic house museum in Orange.
   http://www.orangehistory.org/herb_garden.html

» Sundial Gardens
   Formal gardens include a pleached pear arbor, topiary garden and a knot garden. Also offers a tea house and gift shop. Located in Higganum.
   http://www.sundialgardens.com/

» The Glebe House Museum and The Gertrude Jekyll Garden
   Birthplace of the Episcopal Church in the New World and graced by the only extant American garden planned by England's most venerated designer. Located in Woodbury.
   http://theglebehouse.org/