Connecticut Gardens
Gardens in Hartford/Central Hartford/Central
6 listings
Manchester, CT
Wickham Park
1329 West Middle Turnpike 860-528-0856The park contains 250 acres of gardens, open fields, woodlands, ponds, picnic areas, sports facilities, and other attractions. There are three sets of public restrooms in the park, and all are handicapped accessible. Gardens include the Arboretum, the Irish Garden, the English Garden, the Scottish Garden, the Cabin Garden & Amphitheater, the Oriental Garden, the Italian Shrine, the Lotus Garden, the Wetlands Garden, and the Sensory Garden.
Haddam, CT
Thankful Arnold House
14 Hayden Hill Road 860-345-2400This three-story, 1794 home has been restored to reflect the lifestyle and furnishings of the period. A garden on the property features herbs, vegetables, and flowers.
The house’s gardens were redesigned in the 1980s in the Colonial Revival style with granite-edged beds and gravel paths, using plants commonly grown in 1830. Most of the garden is now devoted to herbs used for cooking, medicine, dyeing, fragrance and other household uses. Over 50 varieties of herbs are planted in the garden, including many of the ones Thankful Arnold would have used.
Wethersfield, CT
Colonial Revival Garden of the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum
211 Main Street 860-529-0612Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum is composed of four historic homes from the 18th century. Tours and special events take place all year. The Webb House garden was a prototypical of Colonial Revival gardens dating from the 1920s. It was created by landscape designer Amy Cogswell.
Suffield, CT
Phelps-Hatheway House and Garden
55 South Main StreetFormal gardens and an ornate fence enhance the beauty of this house, a fine example of a prosperous 18th-century New England family. See a full description on our Historic Homes & Sites page.
Hartford, CT
Elizabeth Park Rose Garden
In Elizabeth Park - 1561 Asylum Avenue 860-231-9443The park’s world famous rose garden is the oldest municipally operated rose garden in the country. The two-and-a half-acre rose garden has 15,000 plants in about 800 varieties of roses. The park is also home to a rock garden and specialized gardens of annuals, herbs, and perennials. Restrooms are in the Pond House Café building, open daily except Mondays. Picnicking is welcome, but fires are not allowed.
Hartford, CT
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
77 Forest Street 860-522-9258At the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, interesting things to look at are found outside as well as inside. Inside the center, exhibits inform visitors about the life of the famous activist, abolitionist and author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Outside, the gardens are instructive about the author’s knowledge of and appreciation for Victorian-era flowers and plantings. The gardens, one of Connecticut’s Historic Gardens, include a woodland garden, a wildflower meadow, a high Victorian texture garden, heritage roses and and formal color-coordinated gardens. The property also includes the state’s largest magnolia tree and a dogwood that is more than 100 years old.