OsFest Derby December 2022 The Historic Garden is located at the Osborne Homestead Museum which is part of the CT Women's Heritage Trail. There's also the Kellogg Environmental Center located right next door. On top of that, there are also trails to hike around the state park. All the pretty pictures with … [Read more...]
Osborne Homestead Museum
The Land of Os Derby (Google Maps Location) December 2022 The Osborne Homestead Museum is part of the CT Women's Heritage Trail and features a CT Historic Garden. There's also the Kellogg Environmental Center located right next door. On top of that, there are also trails to hike around the state park. I … [Read more...]
Hill-Stead Garden
"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...]
Weir Farm National Historic Site Gardens
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...]
Weir Farm National Historical Park
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...]
Glebe House Museum
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...]
Glebe House Garden
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...]
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Gardens
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...]
Bellamy-Ferriday Garden
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...]
Harkness Memorial State Park Gardens
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...]