February 14, 2013

Notable public gardens of New England

Additional public gardens to note around New England.

From The March-April 2013 Issue

**Roseland Cottage's manicured look** | Photograph courtesy of Roseland

**Gardens at Smith College** | Photograph courtesy of Smith College

**Walkable mazes at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens** | Photograph by Barbara Freeman/Coastal Maine Botanic Garden

**Paramecium Pond at Wellesley College** | Photograph courtesy of Wellesley College

**Tower Hill Botanical Garden** | Photograph courtesy of Tower Hill Botanical Garden

**Moon gate at Naumkeag** | Photograph by R. Cheek/Naumkeag

**Chestnut Rose at Blithewold** | Photograph courtesy of Blithewold

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New England's glorious public gardens

Part of the children’s arena at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

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The Entry Garden at Tower Hill Botanic Garden

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Pondside in the “sensory garden&rdquoat Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

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A stone archway leads to the rose garden at Blithewold

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Double pergolas in the Secret Garden at Tower Hill

Additional public gardens to note around New England:

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden
Seal Harbor, Maine
207-276-3330
https://rockgardenmaine.wordpress.com

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens, and Arboretum
Bristol, Rhode Island
401-253-2707
www.blithewold.org

The Botanic Garden at Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts
413-585-2740
www.smith.edu/garden

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Boothbay, Maine
207-633-4333
www.mainegardens.org

Garden In The Woods
Framingham, Massachusetts
508-877-7630
www.newfs.org

The Glebe House
Woodbury, Connecticut
203-263-2855
www.theglebehouse.org

Naumkeag
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
413-298-3239
www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/berkshires/naumkeag.html

Roseland Cottage
Woodstock, Connecticut
860-928-4074
www.historicnewengland.org/historic-properties/homes/roseland-cottage/roseland-cottage

Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Boylston, Massachusetts
508-869-6111
www.towerhillbg.org

Wellesley College Botanic Gardens
Wellesley, Massachusetts
781-283-3094
https://new.wellesley.edu/wcbg

Published in the March-April 2013 print issue under the headline “Notable public gardens of New England,” in the New England Regional section.

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