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The Sunken Garden at Weir Farm National Historic Site

Come celebrate Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day at Connecticut’s only National Park Service site and newest member of Connecticut’s Historic Gardens – an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting historic gardens throughout Connecticut.  On Sunday, June 27, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM, Weir Farm National Historic Site’s Garden Gang volunteers will be offering short informal talks in the Sunken Garden and Secret Garden about the gardens’ history, flowers, restoration, and ongoing preservation. In addition to the talks, visitors can spend an afternoon painting in the landscape. You can experience first-hand the fun of creating art in a landscape that has inspired artists for over 125 years. Watercolor supplies will be available for visitors to use at no charge from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. The colonial revival Sunken Garden and the Secret Garden, which was created in 1915 and features a fountain, sundial, and rustic cedar fence, appear today just as they did to J. Alden Weir and the other artists that made this farm their home.