The Murray Gardens

Glastonbury, CT
Water feature, Woodland/shade garden, Alpine/rock garden, Rare plants/plant collection

This property is a two-acre collection of gardens carved out of a woodland setting punctuated by unusual and native trees. The front yard features three long blooming perennial borders, a hydrangea bed, and a small pond with a weeping maple water sculpture that gently rains all day. Also in front is a bank of Carpet Flower roses, as well as a naturalized woodland garden, where you can enjoy a myriad of shade and woodland plants and sculpture surprises with soft music in the background. The backyard has several gardens built into the pool deck and a formal triangle garden containing Knock Out roses, Oriental lilies, and coleus inside a boxwood border. Daylily beds run along an old stone wall beside a large perennial garden and patio. Curved steps ascend from there to a 50-foot rose bed. Finally, the sunken garden features a waterfall running from a little upper pond to the fishpond below, surrounded by a spectacular Heptacodium tree, several large Japanese maples, and a collection of miniature conifers. Watching over the pond is a six-foot frog sitting on a stone bench.

Open Days 2024: Sunday, July 21
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This garden's June Open Day has been CANCELED at the Garden Host's request.

 
  • This garden allows photography
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The Murray Gardens
Glastonbury, Hartford County, CT, 06033
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