Gardens in Litchfield/Northwest
9 Main Street
Bethlehem, CT 06751
Phone: 203-266-7596
The Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden, in the center of Bethlehem, is a property of Connecticut Landmarks. Once the home of Bethlehem's first minister, the house was built in 1754, and is filled with American and European antiques. In addition to the 1754 home, the property also features a formal parterre garden, with a collection of roses, peonies, and lilacs. To reserve tours for 10 people or more, please call 203-266-7596.
Hours: May through October, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission: Adults, $7; students, teachers and seniors, $6; children age 6-18, $4.
165 Whisconier Road / Routes 25 and 133
Brookfield, CT 06840
Phone: 203-775-4628
An extended learning and research center
Brookfield’s original town hall, built in 1875, is now home to a Colonial garden, as well as changing historical exhibits and a gift shop. Guided tours are available.
Hours: every Saturday and the first Sunday of each month between May and December; second and fourth Saturdays, January through March. Noon to 4 p.m. Also open by appointment.
Hollow Road / P.O. Box 245
Woodbury, CT 06798
Phone: 203-263-2855
Farmhouse built in 1740 is set in the picturesque Litchfield Hills in historic Woodbury’s village center. It offers a glimpse of Revolutionary War-era Connecticut. Birthplace of the Episcopal Church in the New World and graced by the only existing American garden planned by Gertrude Jekyll.
Hours: May-October, Wednesday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m.; November, weekends only, 1–4 p.m. Fee charged.
325 Cornwall Bridge Road / Route 4
Sharon, CT 06069
Phone: 860-364-0520
Nature trails meander through gardens, woods and around ponds. Walking the trails affords the opportunity to experience a diversity of wildlife habitats, home to a wide variety of plants, birds, and animals like bobcats, beavers, river otters and deer. The chestnut-sided warbler, ovenbird, and wood thrush, among other neotropical migratory birds, breed in our woods in the summer while many other migratory birds use the property as a lay-over point during their long migrations.
The Visitor Center houses the Nature Store, our Natural History Museum and Exhibit Room, live animals and displays, a Children's Adventure Center, and Research Library. Exhibits include a children’s discovery room, live animals and natural history. A gift shop and book store can also be found in the museum.
Hours: The Visitors Center and Nature Store are open year round, Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. The building is closed on all major holidays.
Admission: Trails and most programs are $3 for adults; $1.50 for seniors; $1.50 for children
