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Weir Farm National Historic Site
Connecticut Historic Gardens Day
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| The Sunken Garden at Weir Farm National Historic Site |
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Date: June 17, 2009
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 21, 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 place 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.
For more information about Connecticut’s Historic Gardens, visit www.cthistoricgardens.org.
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Did You Know?
The Land of Nod was the name given to his property, now preserved as Weir Farm National Historic Site, by J. Alden Weir and his artist friends. Both Weir and Childe Hassam used the phrase to title works that were inspired by the local landscape.
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Last Updated: June 17, 2009 at 16:36 EST |
