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» 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.
» 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.
» Beardsley Zoological Gardens - 52 acre facility offering wildflower beds, natural ponds, green trails and hummingbird gardens.
» Bushnell Park - America's first public park provides its history and information on programs, historical monuments and notable trees in the park.
» Caprilands Herb Farm - Herb gardens, bookstore, greenhouse, gift shop and afternoon teas.
» 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.
» 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.
» Harkness Memorial State Park - Site for the Friends of Harkness volunteer organization presents mini-tours of the mansion and gardens in Waterford, membership information, and an event calendar.
» Hartford Botanical Garden - Information on 18-acre site in Colt Park, Hartford, proposed to be developed into a botanic garden.
» 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.
» 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.
» Lee Memorial Garden - Woodland garden in New Canaan featuring spring blooming bulbs, ephemerals, ferns, herbaceous plants, and an extensive collection of specimen azaleas and rhododendrons. Information about plant collections and visiting.
» Stone-Otis House Herb Garden - Culinary, medicinal and household herbs from the 19th century located at historic house museum in Orange.
» 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.
» The Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens - Facility in Stamford featuring plants growing under a variety of conditions, from managed perennial gardens to a natural woodland. Information about visiting, education, horticulture, and events.
» 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.
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