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Descriptions, photos, and information about gardens in Connecticut that are routinely open to the public, regardless of whether or not they are publicly or privately owned.

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• Bartlett Arboretum

  http://www.bartlettarboretum.org/
  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.

• Bates-Scofield House

  http://www.darienhistorical.org/
  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.

• Beardsley Zoological Gardens

  http://www.beardsleyzoo.com/
  52 acre facility offering wildflower beds, natural ponds, green trails and hummingbird gardens.

• Bushnell Park

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

• Connecticut College Arboretum

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

• Connecticut Gardens

  http://www.ilovegardens.com/Connecticut%20Gardens.htm
  Statewide listing provided by ilovegardens.com.

• Connecticut's Historic Gardens

  http://cthistoricgardens.org/
  Photos and information on gardens maintained at historic sites around the state.

• Edgerton Park Conservancy

  http://edgertonpark.org/
  18th century English style landscape garden emphasizing open space located in New Haven.

• Garden of Ideas

  http://www.gardenofideas.com/
  Eight acres of marsh, woodland, meadow and vegetable plots located in Ridgefield.

• Harkness Memorial State Park

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

• Hart House Gardens

  http://www.saybrookhistory.org/web_page.php?id=2
  Herb and other gardens at Saybrook historic house museum.

• Highstead

  http://highstead.net/
  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.

• Hill-Stead Museum

  http://www.hillstead.org/
  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.

• Hollister House Garden

  http://www.hollisterhousegarden.org/
  Classic English garden with loosely formal structure and informal plantings. Located in Washington in the Litchfield hills.

• Keeler Tavern Museum & Garden House

  http://keelertavernmuseum.org/
  Formal garden with brick walls, arched pathways and a reflecting pool with fountain.

• Lee Memorial Garden

  http://www.newcanaanbeautification.org/#!lee-garden/c1z49
  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.

• Marsh Botanical Garden at Yale University

  http://marshbotanicalgarden.yale.edu/
  News, events calendar and information that is located at the north end of the Yale University campus in New Haven.

• Roseland Cottage

  http://www.historicnewengland.org/historic-properties/homes/roseland-cottage
  The two-acres surrounding this 1846 Gothic Revival summer retreat in Woodstock feature the only boxwood garden of its kind in the region. A parterre garden, set out in 1850, is the centerpiece of the landscape.

• Sundial Gardens

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

• Wickham Park Gardens

  http://www.wickhampark.org/gardens.html
  Includes an English and a Scottish garden, Italian shrine, Oriental garden, a cabin garden, lotus and wetland gardens, and a rhododendron garden. Located in Manchester.

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