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CTMQ > Historic Gardens

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

146. Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden

February 26, 2011 by Steve 1 Comment

Merry Christmas in July Bethlehem (Google Maps location) December 5, 2009 Here’s the deal: The Bellamy-Ferriday House is only open from May until October like most Connecticut Landmarks properties. But, you ask, you’re obviously there during Christmas! Yup… The house is open during Bethlehem’s Christmas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Bethlehem, Connecticut Landmarks, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Historic Gardens, Historic Houses, Litchfield County

Connecticut’s Historic Gardens

March 23, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

My Lists Keep Growing Connecticut Historic Gardens I like the idea behind this initiative. I like gardens and I like history so I must really like historical gardens. 13 of the current 15 gardens are at museums, so I’ll get to them by default. Although, I’ve run into an issue with this… I’ve been to two in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Connecticut Landmarks, Gardens, Historic Gardens, Plants

57. Thankful Arnold House Museum

September 22, 2008 by Steve 4 Comments

For CTMQ, We Are Thankful Haddam (Google Maps Location) June 14, 2008 The Thankful Arnold House is part of The Connecticut Women's Heritage Trail and the Connecticut Historic Gardens Trail. First things first: Yes, Thankful Arnold was the name of a person. A woman, actually, who lived in a house in Haddam in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Haddam, Historic Gardens, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Middlesex County, Women's Heritage Trail

Butler-McCook House and Garden

May 27, 2007 by Steve 1 Comment

The Butler Did it - Or Maybe it was the McCook... Hartford (Google Maps Location) December 7, 2006 Note: The Scott mentioned below has become a friend. He was only doing his job. The Butler Did It. Or maybe the McCook. Or... Or perhaps uninsured 21-year-old Kia Sportage driver Wilfredo Sanchez. Yup, it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Connecticut Landmarks, Hartford, Hartford County, Historic Gardens, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Town History

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