Daily Archives: July 9, 2020

Sunday, July 19, 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm – Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day

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Historic New England and Roseland Cottage invites you to come visit our parterre garden, one of the only gardens in New England that maintains its original intricate 1850 pattern. Our gardener will be on hand to answer your questions about the historic nature of our landscape, and specially prepared handouts will be available. Groups will be limited to five guests, masks will be required, and preregistration is highly recommended. 

Pre-order a book (one co-authored by our own member Judith Tankard) to pick up on your tour:

Everything for the Garden

Garden Tourist

All visitors are required to wear a mask and maintain 6 feet of social distance.

Advance tickets recommended at https://my.historicnewengland.org/6851/7133. Please call 860-928-4074 for more information. The address is 556 Route 169, Woodstock, Connecticut.

Saturday, July 11, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Driftwood Garden, Orleans, Garden Tour

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The Cape Cod Hydrangea Society welcomes you to Driftwood Garden in East Orleans on July 11 from 10 – 4. This garden is the outer Cape’s only Nationally Registered American Hemerocallis (Daylily) Display Garden, with 700 different varieties of labeled current and modern daylilies. Wander past the tiered bank of perennials and then relax in the huge shade garden, where over 350 labeled varieties of Hosta are interspersed with Heuchera, Ferns, and Solomon’s Seal. Special beds have been created for small and miniature Hosta. After leaving the shade garden, enjoy the Hydrangea garden with over 100 labeled varieties. Located throughout the gardens are 15 specimen trees, including Stewartia, Heptacodium, (Seven Son Flower), Heritage Birch, Tricolor Leaf Beech, and Harry Lauder’s walking sticks, green and crimson.Ample parking is available on the street in front of the house. $5 admission. For more information on this tour visit HERE.