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CTMQ > Historic Gardens

Hill-Stead Garden

November 15, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

"Heliotrope, I Hope" and Other Poetic Rhymes Farmington July 2018 Hill-Stead is... a lot. It is a National Historic Landmark, and is also part of the CT Women's Heritage Trail, the CT Art Trail, it is a museum, of course, and there are also trails to hike around the property. Oh, and it features a CT Historic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Farmington, Gardens, Hartford County, hill-stead museum, Historic Gardens

Weir Farm National Historic Site Gardens

November 2, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

WistWeiria Wilton May 2017 Weir Farm is a lot of things beyond being "just" a museum. It was Connecticut's only National Park(ish) for years and years until Coltsville in Hartford got its NHP designation more recently. In addition to the Historic Garden and hiking trails, Weir Farm is also on the Connecticut Art … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Fairfield County, Gardens, Historic Gardens, Hoang, Wilton

Weir Farm National Historical Park

September 21, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

First Impressions Are Everything Wilton & Ridgefield (Google Maps location) May 25, 2017 Weir Farm is a lot of things beyond being "just" a museum. It was Connecticut's only National Park(ish) for years and years until Coltsville in Hartford got its NHP designation more recently - but that still has a long way to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Connecticut Art Trail, Fairfield County, Free Museums, Gardens, Historic Gardens, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Hoang, national historic park, Ridgefield, Wilton

Glebe House Museum

July 16, 2013 by Steve 1 Comment

Glebe Glorp Gleep Woodbury (Google Maps location) June 18, 2011 At the time of my visit, Glebe House (it’s just Glebe House like Eurythmics) was a no photos museum. Therefore, my photos are horrible and nonsensical because they were all furtive. But the story here is not the bones or furniture of the house, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Creepy Dolls, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Historic Gardens, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Litchfield County, Woodbury

Glebe House Garden

May 31, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

Glebe House Garden Woodbury June 18, 2011 My visit to the Glebe House Museum here. I visited here almost exactly 2 years ago as I write this. That’s not so insane in CTMQ world as my second son was born just over 2 years ago – there’s a direct correlation here. You figure it out. What’s insane is that when I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Creepy Dolls, Gardens, Historic Gardens, Litchfield County, Plants, Woodbury

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Gardens

February 27, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Gardens Hartford Related CTMQ Posts: Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Museum A stop on the Underground Railroad Trail For most people, a visit to the Stowe Center means that all your pictures will be taken out here – in the gardens. Because Harriet Beecher Stowe’s house is one of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: CT Freedom Trail, Gardens, Hartford, Hartford County, Historic Gardens, National Historic Landmarks, Plants, Underground Railroad Trail

Bellamy-Ferriday Garden

February 26, 2012 by Steve 1 Comment

Bellamy-Ferriday Garden Bethlehem June 18, 2011 Related CTMQ posts: Our visit to the Bellamy-Ferriday House Museum Oldest theological school in the US Our visit to Christmas Town Funny story... I visited the Bellamy-Ferriday House Museum in the middle of December while it was snowing. As you'd expect, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Bethlehem, Gardens, Historic Gardens, Litchfield County, Plants

Harkness Memorial State Park Gardens

June 27, 2011 by Steve Leave a Comment

Harkness Memorial State Park Gardens Waterford May 18, 2011 As I work my way through these historic gardens, I find I most like the ones that truly retain the original layouts. What’s that? That’s the point of these things? Oh yeah. I knew that. But how many of them still have original heliotrope planted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Gardens, Harkness Memorial State Park, Historic Gardens, Historic Houses, New London County, Plants, Waterford

Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum Garden

June 12, 2011 by Steve Leave a Comment

Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum Garden Wethersfield May 25, 2003 Of the 14 gardens that make up Connecticut’s Historic Gardens, this one is my favorite. And it’s easy for you to see why from the pictures here. (The pictures look funky because they were HUGE 2003-style files from our photographer which I had to shrink … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Gardens, Hartford County, Historic Gardens, Historic Houses, Hoang, Plants, Wethersfield

Thankful Arnold House Garden

June 11, 2011 by Steve Leave a Comment

Thankful Arnold House Garden Wilhelmina Ann Arnold Barnhart Memorial Garden, Haddam June 14, 2008 I visited this historic garden before the Historic Garden initiative began. As a result, I didn’t exactly spend too much time in the gardens, even though a lovely woman was tending to them during my visit to the house … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Gardens, Haddam, Historic Gardens, Middlesex County, Plants

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