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.
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 - Mansion and gardens in Waterford. Visitor information and brief history.
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 a collection of specimen azaleas and rhododendrons. Information about plant collections and visiting.

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