Public gardens of all types are found from one end of New England to another. They range from formal and traditional, like the Elizabeth Park Rose Garden in Hartford, Connecticut, to the wide and whimsical, like the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine. Rhododendrons bloom wild at a park in southern New Hampshire and butterflies have their own garden habitats in parts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. In all the warm months, garden clubs host local garden tours of places as private and lavish as the homes of Newport, Rhode Island, and elsewhere.
1 Clubhouse Road Fairlee, VT, 05045 Phone: 802-333-4311 Toll-Free: 800-423-1211
Gardens in bloom add to the beauty of this lakeside resort nestled in the hills of Vermont
380 Cory's Lane off Route 114 Portsmouth, RI, 02871 Phone: 401-847-1000
139 Saint Gaudens Road Cornish, NH, 03745 Phone: 603-675-2175
500 Hawthorne Avenue (near Osbornedale State Park) Derby, CT, 06418 Phone: 203-734-2513
This 1850 estate offers several gardens, including an English rock garden and formal rose garden. Inside, visitors will find art and antiques collections. $1 donation is requested from visitors.
101 Ferry Road / Route 114 Bristol, RI, 02809 Phone: 401-253-2707
Marcy Street Portsmouth, NH Phone: 603-431-2000
96 Lyme Street Lyme, CT Phone: 860-434-5542
10 Willow Avenue North Hampton, NH, 03862 Phone: 603-964-5414
Route 103A / P.O. Box 276 Newbury, NH, 03255 Phone: 603-763-4789
Routes 102 and 183 Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-3926
Prospect Hill Road Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-3239
Hollow Road / P.O. Box 245 Woodbury, CT, 06798 Phone: 203-263-2855
900 Route 3 Holderness, NH Phone:
Dike Road, Chappaquiddick Island Martha’s Vineyard, MA, 02568 Phone: 508-627-7689
424 Rockwood Pond Road Fitzwilliam, NH, 03447 Phone: 603-532-8862
Magnificent rhododendron grove and wildflower trail
275 Great Neck Road / State Route 213 Waterford, CT, 06385 Phone: 860-443-5725
Beautiful seaside gardens; Roman Classical Revival Mansion open for tours in summer
10 Hale Hill Road Rindge, NH, 03461 Phone: 603-899-3300
45 High Road Lee, NH Phone:
132 Botanical Gardens Drive Boothbay, ME, 04537 Phone: 207-633-8000
45 Fells Road Falmouth, MA Phone:
2 Taylor Road Acton, MA Phone:
214 Justin Morrill Memorial Hwy. Strafford, VT Phone:
180 Hemenway Road Framingham, MA, 01701 Phone: 508-877-7630
77 Forest Street Hartford, CT, 06105 Phone: 860-522-9258
Victorian-era gardens on glorious display at Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
572 Essex Street Beverly, MA, 01915 Phone: 978-921-1944
1005 Hildene Road Manchester, VT, 05254 Phone: 802-362-1788
36 Park Road Windsor, VT, 05089 Phone: 802-674-9933
Corner of Prospect Avenue and Asylum Avenue Hartford, CT Phone: 860-231-9443
Boylston, Arlington, Beacon and Charles Streets Boston, MA, 02116 Phone: 617-635-4505
1329 West Middle Turnpike Manchester, CT, 06040 Phone: 860-528-0856
1000 Elmwood Avenue Cranston, RI, 02907 Phone: 401-785-9450
Off Nathan Ellis Hwy. East Falmouth, MA, 02536 Phone: 508-362-7475
211 Main Street Wethersfield, CT, 06109 Phone: 860-529-0612
20 Park Center Road Norwich, CT Phone: 860-823-3798
Nice urban park for walking, swimming, field sports. Park is famous for its grand rose garden.
1 Park Street North Bennington, VT, 05257 Phone: 802-442-5441
15 College Lane Northampton, MA, 01063 Phone: 413-585-2740
Hayden Hill Road, off Route 154 Haddam, CT, 06438 Phone: 860-345-2400
125 Arborway Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130 Phone: 617-524-1718
6 Discovery Hill Road East Sandwich, MA, 02537 Phone: 508-888-6870
U.S. Route 7 - P.O. Box 10 Shelburne, VT, 05482 Phone: 802-985-3346
367 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI, 02840 Phone: 401-847-1000
Highland Spring Road Lewiston, ME, 04240 Phone: Toll-Free: 888-363-0007
185 Lyman Street Waltham, MA, 02452 Phone: 781-891-1985
106 Central Street Wellesley, MA, 02481 Phone: 781-283-3094
67 Grove Street Sandwich, MA, 02563 Phone: 508-888-3300
Historic families and noble enterprises meet in the Garden
Curzon Mill Road Newburyport, MA Phone: 978-465-7223
Sodem and Main Roads Tyringham, MA, 01238 Phone: 413-298-3239
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