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A unique place in the history of American art, bringing alive the work of American Impressionists where they lived and painted. Galleries, gardens, and a seasonal café! On view through May 23: Expanding Horizons: Celebrating 20 Years of the Hartford Steam Boiler Collection More at FlorenceGriswoldMuseum.org
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aficionados will discover new ideas at every turn at this chic garden center, whose signature handmade, moss-covered pots stand out amid the array of accessories and plants. Lush gardens sprinkled with statuary invite lingering. campodefiori.com COCHATO NURSERY, Holbrook, MA. The elegant display gardens are enough of a reason to visit—come for a scenic walk and stay for some great shopping. Owners Sue DuBrava and Chuck Doughty (who also directs landscaping for Northeastern University) bring a curator’s eye to their collections of hostas, perennials, shrubs and trees, and wildflowers. cochatonursery.com CRICKET HILL GARDEN, Thomaston, CT. Cricket Hill was founded in 1989 as one of the first U.S. nurseries to sell true-to-name varieties of Chinese tree peonies. Today these rare gems fill a six-acre display garden dubbed “Peony Heaven” that is a springtime must-visit. Perennial peonies also share the spotlight, along with hardy fruit trees and ornamental trees and shrubs. treepeony.com ENDLESS SUMMER FLOWER FARM, Camden, ME. To see dahlias in all their dazzling variety, visit Karen and Phil Clark’s family farm, where they plant more than 4,000 of these beauties each spring and harvest the tubers each fall to store for spring shipments to customers. In between, pollinators and dahlia devotees alike take joyful refuge amid the 150-plus creamyto-jewel-toned varieties available for cutting. endlesssummerflowerfarm.com ISSIMA, Little Compton, RI. Dubbed “the smallest nursery in the smallest state,” Issima has an appeal that belies its size. Founded by veteran plant experts Ed Bowen and Taylor Johnston (a onetime horticulturist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum), this intimate coastal nursery is a treasure trove of rare and uncommon plants, including under-theradar hydrangea and delphinium varieties. issimaworks.com LOGEE’S, Danielson, CT. Wandering the six greenhouses and retail shop at this familyowned exotic-plant specialist is a bona fide treasure hunt. Marvel at such rarities as an orange tree bearing 10 varieties of fruit, a ‘Ponderosa’ lemon tree that’s been growing since 1900, and a spectacular jade vine, then load up on the makings of your own tropical escape. logees.com MARIJKE’S PERENNIAL GARDENS PLUS,
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Starksboro, VT. Imagination and humor run wild at this retail nursery created by Dutch native Marijke Niles at her Green Mountain home. Explore the possibilities in some 40 display gardens on her eight-acre property, where low-maintenance and “nature-nourishing” native plants and hardy succulents are specialties. perennialgardensplus.com O’BRIEN NURSERY, Granby, CT. The humble hosta is anything but at founder John O’Brien’s namesake nursery, which packs more than 1,600 hosta varieties into its ample display gardens. Japanese maples more your thing? Find more than 100 kinds here, from ‘Emerald Lace’ to ‘White Peaches’ to ‘Crimson Queen,’ plus shade perennials, daylilies, conifers, and more. obrienhosta.com OLALLIE DAYLILY GARDENS, South Newfane, VT. Daylily fans, look no further: This threegeneration farm grows over 2,500 cultivars, filling its six acres of growing fields with all colors, sizes, and varieties. Peak bloom is midJuly through August; plus, there’s a collection of rare fall bloomers. daylilygarden.com
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