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Connecticut Show Houses Gardens
The best of the past and present listings of showhouses and showhouse
garden locations in Connecticut towns, cities and counties
List of Connecticut Designers and Decorators
http://interiordecoratordesign.com/connecticut_interior_designers.htm
Connecticut Showhouses and Garden Events
Historical Information:
Junior League of Hartford Decorator Show House 2009
Saturday, May 2 2009
Venue: Junior League of Hartford Decorator Show House
Description: Every three years the Junior League of Hartford, Inc. takes
over a unique home or estate in the greater Hartford area, selects regional
decorators to design the interior and grounds, and sells tickets to the
public for viewing of the completed house. All proceeds from the Show House
are used to fund the Leagueís community projects. Situated in the West End
of Hartford, this yearís house is located at 219 Kenyon Street and will be
open to the public May 2 ñ 24, 2009. Tickets cost $25 at the door, $20 if
purchased in advance. For more information about ticket outlets or online
purchasing or about the Junior League of Hartford please visit http://www.jlhartford.org.
May 2, 2009 through May 24, 2009
Mondays and Tuesdays - CLOSED
Wednesday - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Thursday and Friday - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday - 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sunday - 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Fall 2005
Showhouse: Kinderwood Designer Showhouse
Ridgefield, CT / Fall 2005
Designer: Suzanne Novik , ASID
Room Design: Master Sitting/ Dressing Room Suzanne Novik Interiors 4 North
Avenue Weston, CT 06883
Phone: (203) 454-5557 Fax: (203) 454-5537 E-Mail:
snovik@suzannenovikinteriors.com
Online video of the home http://www.homeresourceguide.com/suzanne_novik-sh.html
July 1989
Connecticut Show House, Palmer Mansion
1 Palmer Street, off Route 1A, Stonington, Conn.; 203-535-3519. http://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/13/garden/events-show-house-and-mansion-tours.html
A designer show house will be held at the Greco-Italianate house, which was
built between 1852 and 1854, through July 30. It will include work by more
than 30 interior designers, including Georgina Fairholme and Arnold Copper,
as well as by muralists, decorative painters and landscape designers. Hours:
11 A.M. to 4 P.M. Tuesday through Sunday (Friday evenings from 6 to 8 P.M.).
Tickets: $10. Children under 6 years old are not admitted. Proceeds will
benefit the Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut. Bronx
Estates, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Shore Road off Pelham Parkway, Pelham
Bay Park, the Bronx; 212-885-3466
http://www.harkness.org/
Mini-Tour of the Gardens A loyal cadre of several dozen
volunteers works with the chairperson and the park staff to plan, plant, and
maintain the estate's gardens. James Gamble Rogers' firm designed the layout
and pathways of the West Garden. Between 1918 and 1929, Beatrix Farrand
created a new planting plan for the West Garden, then designed and installed
the East Garden, the Boxwood Parterre, and the Alpine Rock Garden. The
garden design combine Mrs. Farrand's innovative use of plant materials and
textures with Mrs. Harkness's color preferences and extensive collection of
oriental garden statuary. Beatrix Ferrand, niece of Pulitzer Prize winning
novelist Edith Wharton, was one of the original founders of the American
Society of Landscape Architects. Only three other examples of Beatrix
Farrand's work remain, the most notable is Dumbarton Oaks in the Georgetown
section of Washington, D.C. In 1999, Harkness Memorial State Park received
the prestigious Millennium Medallion Award from the American Society of
Landscape Architects.
Friends of Harkness Memorial Mail State Park, Inc. Box 10 Waterford, CT
06385 Phone: (860) 437-1523 Leave a message and your name, address, phone
number and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. E-Mail Marcella
Wagner, president
THE SUNDIAL GARDENS
Higganum, CT 06441 Telephone: (860)345-4290 Fax: (860)345-3462 Programs
& Events at The Sundial http://www.sundialgardens.com/
CT Audubon Society Events
Saturdays and Sundays - Connecticut Audubon Eagle Viewing Boat Tours 9 &
11 See largest concentration, up to 100, of wintering Bald Eagles in
northeast in natural habitat along Connecticut River aboard Riverquest.Seats
limited. Reservations and tickets: 860-767-0660 or 800-996-8747. Depart:
Connecticut River MuseumÕs Steamboat Dock downtown Essex Information:
http://ecotravel.ctaudubon.org CAS Center at Trail Wood Evenets May 28 -
Bird Walks 8 Join Andy Rzeznikiewicz on trails in 168-acre Edwin Way Teale
Memorial Sanctuary searching for bird species. Hooded Warbler,
Red-shouldered Hawk, Chestnut-sided Warbler and Louisiana Waterthrush found
here regularly. Fee. 93 Kenyon Road, Hampton 860-928-4948
Garden Conservancy
Open Days Rain or shine. $5/garden. No reservations needed. May 23 -
Hartford County Gardens of Sara M. Knight in West Hartford, celebrating 40th
anniversary: cottage garden morphed into formal evergreen planting. Other
features are: hostas under giant yew, rose garden with lavender, 40-foot
perennial border and a small hexagonal herb garden, white border and ÒnorthÓ
garden. May 24 - 2 Gardens in New Haven County Nickolas Nickou and Carol
Hanby, Branford, guided tour at 10am: 3-acre garden features many species
and varieties of mature rhododendrons, azaleas, rare trees and shrubs from
China and Japan, woodland flowering plants, ferns, Japanese primulas, bog
plants. John N. Spain, Middlebury, 10-4: rock garden, woodland garden with
paths, winter-hardy cactus garden, planted walls, troughs, 32-foot-long
landscaped greenhouse of cacti and succulents.
May 31 - Litchfield County
Gardens of Robin Magowan & Juliet Mattila, Salisbury, 10-4: extensive
alpine rock garden at floriferous peak. Several thousand plants from worldÕs
various alpine regions, plus heather garden, perennial beds, apple orchard.
Hollister House Garden, Washington, 10-Noon & 2-5: old-fashioned, but
unusual, rambling formal garden informally planted with exuberant abundance
of both common and exotic plants in subtle, sometimes surprising, color
combinations. High walls and hedges divide separate rooms, interesting
vistas. Read about it here. The Garden Conservancy 11 Old Postal Rd. Cold
Spring www.gardenconservancy.org
888-842-2442, info@gardenconservancy.org
CT Botanical Society Events
CT Agricultural Experiment Station 123 Huntington St. New Haven Information:
(203) 488-7813, or www.ct-botanical-society.org
May 29 - Florence Griswold Museum
Noon Second annual garden luncheon with lecture: A Sense of Place:
Preserving AmericaÕs Historic Houses, Gardens and Landscapes, by
preservationist Nancy N. Campbell. Reservations required. Tickets: www.FlorenceGriswoldMuseum.org
or call 860-434-5542 x 111. Campbell focuses preservation of landscapes by
historic house museums and their challenges such as interpreting the
cultural landscape as an important part of the American past. Before
luncheon, view current exhibitions and tour historic gardens with Garden
Historian Sheila Wertheimer. Campbell talks during lunch overlooking the
Lieutenant River. Campbell was chairman of Connecticut Trust for Historic
Preservation, chairman of Preservation League of New York State, and elected
first woman chairman of National Trust for Historic Preservation. Florence
Griswold Museum 96 Lyme Street Old Lyme 860-434-5542 x 109
Hollister House Garden Events
The garden of George Schoellkopf, a preservation project of The Garden
Conservancy, will be open for visitors every Saturday from May thru
September. $3 per person donation requested for education fund. July 11 -
Twilight in the Garden 6-8 Enjoy the garden in the cool of the evening while
sipping a glass of wine with nice nibbles to eat. More information TBA.
August 28, 29, 30 - Annual Fundraising Event A gala fundraising event is
scheduled for the weekend beginning Friday evening with cocktails and supper
and Early Buying at the Specialty Plant Sale that will be open to the public
the following day. Lots more news on this event to come. 300 Nettleton
Hollow Road Washington www.hollisterhousegarden.org
or 860-868-2200
Bartlett Arboretum Events
Fee. To register or for more information call 203-322-6971 The Bartlett
Arboretum & Gardens 151 Brookdale Road Stamford (Exit 35 of Merritt
Parkway) 203-322-6971
www.bartlettarboretum.org
Weir Farm National Historic Site Events
Weir Farm National Historic Site Burlingham House Visitor Center 735 Nod
Hill Road Wilton (203) 834-1896 or
www.nps.gov/wefa
Earthplace Events Earthplace 10 Woodside Lane, Westport 203-227-7253 www.earthplace.org
2009
The New Haven Land Trust and New Haven Parks and Recreation
2009 New Haven Community Gardening and Greenspace Conference
How to organize to support and maintain your community garden or greenspace.
Saturday, May 16, 9 AM - 11 AM Registration and reception, starts at 8:30 AM
City Hall, 165 Elm Street FREE! All are welcome! For more info, visit:
www.newhavenlandtrust.org
Grow Local, Buy Local, Eat Local - Start with Your Soil
Monday, April 27, 2009, 11:45 am CT Agricultural Experiment Station
auditorium, 123 Huntington St, New Haven $10 per person Speakers: Featured
speaker Bill Duesing, Executive Director of CTNOFA, will entertain us with a
talk about soil. Melina Shannon-DiPietro, director of the Yale Sustainable
Food Project, will briefly describe the project. Lunch: A generous portion
of minestrone made with local ingredients by Zinc chef, Denise Appel, and
desserts by the Conservation Committee. Bring more to eat if you like. More:
Sources of locally grown seeds, seedlings, plants and trees, places to buy
local farm produce, and restaurants, like Zinc, using locally produced
products. Students from Common Ground High School will be selling seedlings
and other items, such as maple syrup. Reserve Your Place: Contact, Mikey
Hirschoff (mhirschoff@comcast.net) or call 203.393.2214 by April 8 to
reserve a place, then mail check to Mikey Hirschoff, 392 Sperry Road,
Bethany, CT 06524 by April 21.
Sustainable Gardening Expo in Stamford
Thursday, May 28, 2009, 2:00-9:00 PM Stamford Government Center, Center
Lobby 888 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT 06901 For info visit: sustainablegardeningexpo.eventbrite.com
Knowledge To Grow On - Spring Seminars
Saturday March 28, 2009 Vegetable Gardening A, B, CÕs Where: Middlesex
Cooperative Extension Office in Haddam When: 10 am until 2 pm. Learn to
prepare soil, what varieties for our climate, to maintain plants, harvest
tips and pest ID/control. Saturday April 4, 2009 Landscape Design Basics
Where: Auer Farm in Bloomfield When: 10 am until 2 pm Learn the basic
principles of design including assessing a site, basic design
considerations, and choosing plants. $50 registration fee. Visit www.ladybug.uconn.edu
to download the registration form or call 877-486-6271 UConn Home and
Garden Education Center.
Edible School Gardens Workshop
New Date! Monday, March 16, 2009 Location: Unitarian Church, 10 Lyons Plains
Road, Westport, CT 9:30AM: Coffee, tea, snack and networking 10:00AM - Noon:
Program and discussion Sponsored by: Westport Green Village Initiative and
the Unitarian Church of Westport Edible Schoolyards are popping up
everywhere! Join us to learn about growing a K-12 sustainable education
program. Featured presenter:Dorothy Mullen, Master Gardener, Founder,
Princeton School Gardens Cooperative Please RSVP by February 27 to Carmela
at ci@mainstreetresources.com
ctnofa.org CT NOFA Beginning Organic Gardening
Cultivating an Organic Connecticut Saturday, February 21, 2009 Windsor High
School ¥ Beginning Organic Gardening Workshop Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Oxford Horse & Livestock Ass. (free to CCGA members) Beginning Organic
Gardening Learning Opportunities Contact: Bill Duesing, Executive Director,
CT NOFA, bduesing@mac.com (203) 888-5146
SOUTHPORT, GREENFIELD HILL AND WESTPORT
MAY 1 The Near and Far house tour will raise money for organizations that
provide housing support and family services to people in need in Fairfield
County. Five residences will be on the tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
including an English Tudor style house overlooking Long Island Sound, and a
house decorated with 18th century American furniture, American Impressionist
art and eclectic treasures from the ownersÕ travels. Tickets, $75, at
Garelick & Herbs, 1799 Post Road East in Westport. Advance tickets, $60,
and information about a cocktail party on April 30 and a breakfast on May 1
featuring the designer Victoria Hagan, at (203) 259-1710.
GUILFORD
JUNE 13 Eight private gardens, six of them in the SachemÕs Head area with
views of the Atlantic Ocean, will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to benefit
Guilford ABC, an educational and social program for minority students.
Tickets, $20, at the Village Green, Broad and Whitfield Streets. Shuttle
service will be provided from the village to the ocean-view gardens. Advance
tickets, $15, and information, (203) 453-5622 and www.guilfordabc.org.
STAMFORD
JUNE 18 The Bartlett Arboretum and five private gardens, including one with
period gardens inspired by Colonial Williamsburg and another with desert
plantings and a shade garden, will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Master
gardeners from the arboretum will be stationed at each of the private
gardens to talk about their character and offer advice. Tickets, $65, at the
arboretum, 151 Brookdale Road (High Ridge Road). Lunch, reserved by June 15,
$28. Advance tickets, $60 (members, $50), and information: (203) 322-6971
and www.bartlettarboretum.org.
LYME AND OLD LYME
JUNE 19 AND 20 The annual tour of five gardens will take place 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tickets benefit the Child and Family Agency of Southeastern
Connecticut. For day-of-tour tickets, $25, follow signs from Exit 70 on
Interstate 95. Advance tickets, $20, with a self-addressed, stamped envelope
and a check payable to the family agency, Lyme/Old Lyme Garden Tour, Post
Office Box 324, Old Lyme, 06371. Information: (860) 443-2896, extension 901,
and www.childandfamily.com.
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