The Garden of Chrissie and John D’Esopo, Avon, CT
Chrissie and John D’Esopo 860-673-3532
289 West Avon Road chrissiedesopo@gmail.com
Avon, CT 06001
OPEN:
Sat. July 17th 10am to 3pm
The D’Esopo garden is an Avon, Ct jewel. People driving down West Avon Road can’t help but rubberneck as they pass! From weddings, to prom photos, to stunning senior pics, Chrissie’s garden has generously served as the backdrop to so many of CT’s most memorable moments. And why not? It’s like walking through wonderland! Region 4 Meeting guests might not even notice the lack of daylilies in this magnificent landscape. After all, first and foremost we’re gardeners, and traversing the pristine paths of Chrissie D’Esops’s paradise is the ultimate gardener’s dream! Attendees of the AHS Regional may also tour the D’Esopo home.
Parking: Please park in the parking lot, of Saint Ann’s Church at 289 Arch Road, Avon, CT located across the street from the D’Esopo home located on the corner of Arch Road and West Avon Rd. Please do not park in the D’esopo driveway or on West Avon Road.
Directions: From Rte. 44 turn on to Rte 167 South (West Avon Road); continue 2.0 miles to 489 West Avon Road on right. From I-84 take Exit 39 Farmington Rte 4 West for 2.5 miles. Turn right onto Brickyard Road (which becomes West Avon Road) for 3.5 miles.
289 West Avon Road chrissiedesopo@gmail.com
Avon, CT 06001
OPEN:
Sat. July 17th 10am to 3pm
The D’Esopo garden is an Avon, Ct jewel. People driving down West Avon Road can’t help but rubberneck as they pass! From weddings, to prom photos, to stunning senior pics, Chrissie’s garden has generously served as the backdrop to so many of CT’s most memorable moments. And why not? It’s like walking through wonderland! Region 4 Meeting guests might not even notice the lack of daylilies in this magnificent landscape. After all, first and foremost we’re gardeners, and traversing the pristine paths of Chrissie D’Esops’s paradise is the ultimate gardener’s dream! Attendees of the AHS Regional may also tour the D’Esopo home.
Parking: Please park in the parking lot, of Saint Ann’s Church at 289 Arch Road, Avon, CT located across the street from the D’Esopo home located on the corner of Arch Road and West Avon Rd. Please do not park in the D’esopo driveway or on West Avon Road.
Directions: From Rte. 44 turn on to Rte 167 South (West Avon Road); continue 2.0 miles to 489 West Avon Road on right. From I-84 take Exit 39 Farmington Rte 4 West for 2.5 miles. Turn right onto Brickyard Road (which becomes West Avon Road) for 3.5 miles.
Garden of Cheryl Fox and Phil Douville, Bloomfield, CT
Cheryl Fox 860-243-3422
Terrace Hill Farm cheryl_fox@comcast.net
27 Duncaster Rd.
Bloomfield, CT 06002
OPEN:
Fri. July 16th 10am to 3pm
Sat. July 17th 10am to 3pm
Sun. July 18th 10am to 3pm
Cheryl has a marvelous garden with an amazing assortment of Daylilies, Perennials, Hostas, and Conifers. Quite a lot to see, so give yourself some time to visit this delightful and enchanting garden.
DIRECTIONS:
From I-91/Exit 35, take Route 218 west to Bloomfield. At about 4 miles, turn right onto Route 189 (former Ruby Tuesdays at intersection). At 1 mile, turn left onto Route 178/Mountain Avenue. Pass cemetery on right to next traffic light. Continue straight. Take second right after light. You are still on Mountain Avenue. Take next right onto Duncaster Road (sawmill on left). Number 27 is 0.4 miles on left. Look for fence. Please park on grass in front of fence or along road.
Terrace Hill Farm cheryl_fox@comcast.net
27 Duncaster Rd.
Bloomfield, CT 06002
OPEN:
Fri. July 16th 10am to 3pm
Sat. July 17th 10am to 3pm
Sun. July 18th 10am to 3pm
Cheryl has a marvelous garden with an amazing assortment of Daylilies, Perennials, Hostas, and Conifers. Quite a lot to see, so give yourself some time to visit this delightful and enchanting garden.
DIRECTIONS:
From I-91/Exit 35, take Route 218 west to Bloomfield. At about 4 miles, turn right onto Route 189 (former Ruby Tuesdays at intersection). At 1 mile, turn left onto Route 178/Mountain Avenue. Pass cemetery on right to next traffic light. Continue straight. Take second right after light. You are still on Mountain Avenue. Take next right onto Duncaster Road (sawmill on left). Number 27 is 0.4 miles on left. Look for fence. Please park on grass in front of fence or along road.
Garden of Kim and Rob Krodel, Avon, CT
Kim and Robert Krodel 860-673-6132
Cold Spring Gardens kmpriebe@hotmail.com
123 Cold Spring Road
Avon, CT 06001
OPEN:
Sat. July 17th 10am to 3pm
Sun. July 18th 10am to 3pm
DIRECTIONS:
From the east take route 84 to route 4W (508), Exit 39, to Brickyard Rd on right, to Country Club Rd on left, to Stagecoach Rd on right, to Cold Spring Rd on left, 123 on Right, Green Contemporary w/ Orange door
From the North take Route 91S and follow east directions.
From North Route 202S to Rt 44W (AKA Albany Turnpike), follow east directions above.
From South or West 84 to 72 to 177/Lovely Street, Right on Blueberry Lane, left on Brookridge Dr, Left on Cold Spring Road. 123 on the right, green contemporary with orange door.
The garden of Kim and Rob Krodel is a thirteen-year work-in-progress. The first summer after the (then) family of four (now five) moved from Boston, MA, a handful of perennials popped up on the relatively barren CT landscape. A few clumps of older daylily varieties caught Kim’s eye. Though she’d gardened at their previous home, she’d only planted a single daylily and hadn't felt inspired to add more. But these yellow and peach spidery NOIDs struck her fancy. Ever thrifty, Kim decided to buy some bee-pod daylily seed on Ebay rather than pay something crazy like $10 for a plant. Then she noticed an advertisement for the annual CDS daylily sale. She showed up and shopped, and was greeted by the nicest people. She decided to attend a meeting and see what that was all about. She was swiftly sucked into the vortex that is the daylily world, purchasing ever more and more expensive plants without a second thought. She started pollinating her own plants, registering some of them, and abandoning her veggie bed to fill it with seedlings. She offered to help out on the board for CDS, started a newsletter for the club, got shnookered into becoming their PR person, and, well, we all know how the story ends. Or does it ever end...?
Don & Nancy Smith 860-749-9550
Mountain Meadow (A selling garden) dnsmith103299@gmail.com
112 Parker Road
Somers, Connecticut 06071
OPEN:
Fri. July 16th 10am to 4pm
Sat. July 17th 10am to 4pm
Sun. July 18th 10am to 4pm
Mountain Meadow offers over 300 cultivars for sale; with many more on display. The Nancy and Don will dig to order during your visit.
DIRECTIONS:
From the Boston area: take I-84 westbound off the MA Tpke. in Sturbridge. Follow I-84 to exit 70 for “Rt. 32 Stafford Springs”; turn right on Rt. 32 to the fountain in Stafford Springs. Turn left on Rt. 190 (west) to Somers. Turn left at the traffic light onto Rt. 83 (south). Go 1.4 miles on Rt. 83: turn left on Parker Road. Continue up the hill 0.6 miles to garden on the right.
From Hartford or Springfield: take I-91, take exit 47 East “Route 190” 7 miles to the traffic light in center of Somers. Turn right on R. 83 for 1.4 miles to Parker Road. Turn left on Parker and continue up the hill 0.6 miles to garden on the right. Parking is in the garden.
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Russ & Claudette Allen Garden 203-457-0121
Allen’s Garden – ADS Display Garden russallen2@aol.com
18 Point Arrowhead Road
Guilford, CT 06437
OPEN:
Fri. July 16th 10am to 3pm
Sat. July 17th 9am to 4pm (garden will be open but unattended in the afternoon as Russ will be at
the Regional Meeting, but please stop, if you are in the area.)
Sun. July 18th 10am to 3pm
Russ & Claudette’s garden is about 20 minutes travel time from Rich Howard’s garden, so if you are planning on seeing one, please try to see the other garden. You will not be disappointed.
DIRECTIONS:
From the South, East or West: take CT Route 80 into Guilford and turn North on scenic CT Route 77. After the North Guilford Fire Station on the right, take the first right turn jog onto Lake Drive (heading North). Point Arrowhead Road is the first road on the left about a mile up the road. We're the first house on the left (you'll see the daylily gardens next to Lake Drive). For GPS be sure to type POINT Arrowhead Road or you'll never arrive. We're located in North Guilford about 15 minutes north of downtown Guilford which has I-95 running through it parallel to Route 1.
From the North: go south on Route 77 and turn left at the fork onto Lake Drive. Drive about 2 miles and Point Arrowhead Road is the last road on your right after you pass most of Lake Quonippaug on your right.
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Mountain Meadow (A selling garden) dnsmith103299@gmail.com
112 Parker Road
Somers, Connecticut 06071
OPEN:
Fri. July 16th 10am to 4pm
Sat. July 17th 10am to 4pm
Sun. July 18th 10am to 4pm
Mountain Meadow offers over 300 cultivars for sale; with many more on display. The Nancy and Don will dig to order during your visit.
DIRECTIONS:
From the Boston area: take I-84 westbound off the MA Tpke. in Sturbridge. Follow I-84 to exit 70 for “Rt. 32 Stafford Springs”; turn right on Rt. 32 to the fountain in Stafford Springs. Turn left on Rt. 190 (west) to Somers. Turn left at the traffic light onto Rt. 83 (south). Go 1.4 miles on Rt. 83: turn left on Parker Road. Continue up the hill 0.6 miles to garden on the right.
From Hartford or Springfield: take I-91, take exit 47 East “Route 190” 7 miles to the traffic light in center of Somers. Turn right on R. 83 for 1.4 miles to Parker Road. Turn left on Parker and continue up the hill 0.6 miles to garden on the right. Parking is in the garden.
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Russ & Claudette Allen Garden 203-457-0121
Allen’s Garden – ADS Display Garden russallen2@aol.com
18 Point Arrowhead Road
Guilford, CT 06437
OPEN:
Fri. July 16th 10am to 3pm
Sat. July 17th 9am to 4pm (garden will be open but unattended in the afternoon as Russ will be at
the Regional Meeting, but please stop, if you are in the area.)
Sun. July 18th 10am to 3pm
Russ & Claudette’s garden is about 20 minutes travel time from Rich Howard’s garden, so if you are planning on seeing one, please try to see the other garden. You will not be disappointed.
DIRECTIONS:
From the South, East or West: take CT Route 80 into Guilford and turn North on scenic CT Route 77. After the North Guilford Fire Station on the right, take the first right turn jog onto Lake Drive (heading North). Point Arrowhead Road is the first road on the left about a mile up the road. We're the first house on the left (you'll see the daylily gardens next to Lake Drive). For GPS be sure to type POINT Arrowhead Road or you'll never arrive. We're located in North Guilford about 15 minutes north of downtown Guilford which has I-95 running through it parallel to Route 1.
From the North: go south on Route 77 and turn left at the fork onto Lake Drive. Drive about 2 miles and Point Arrowhead Road is the last road on your right after you pass most of Lake Quonippaug on your right.
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Lori & Dan Jones 413-535-5068
Knoll Cottage (A selling garden) knollcottage@yahoo.com
216 Belanger Road https://knollcottagedaylilies.weebly.com/
Southampton, MA 01073
OPEN:
Fri. July 16th 10am to 3pm
Sat. July 17th 10am to 3pm
Sun. July 18th 10am to 3pm
This small, but quaint working garden, will be open for viewing of daylilies and seedlings.
All orders received prior to May from Region 4 members, will receive a 50% bonus of either extra fans or a separate plant or both. Our website can be viewed at: https://knollcottagedaylilies.weebly.com/
Daylilies will be either potted or bare root, and available for pick up, from Knoll Cottage, at a date of your choosing, or they can be shipped to you for a fee.
DIRECTIONS:
Head North on Route I-91 toward Holyoke, MA. Take Exit 15, Ingleside, turn left at bottom of ramp. At 2nd set of lights, turn right onto Homestead Avenue. Turn left at next set of lights, Rt. 202 S. At bottom of hill turn right at lights onto Old County Road. Take 3rd left onto Belanger Road, bear left at the fork. Knoll Cottage has a fenced in yard on the water next to a log cabin. If you miss the left, continue forward, the road circles around it self and Knoll Cottage will be on the left on the water.
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Richard Howard 203-294-9520
CTDaylily (A selling garden) ctdaylily@yahoo.com
76 Anderson Rd. http://www.ctdaylily.com/
Wallingford, CT 06492-5503
OPEN:
Fri. July 16th 10am to 3pm
Sat. July 17th 10am to 3pm
Sun. July 18th 10am to 3pm
All orders received prior to May from Region 4 members will receive a 50% bonus, of either extra fans or a separate plant or both. Daylilies grown at Rich’s can be found at: http://www.ctdaylily.com/
The orders will be potted for easy pick up at a date of your choosing. Rich will also have extra potted daylilies; available for sale, when you come to visit his garden.
Rich’s garden is about 20 minutes travel time from Russ & Claudette Allen’s garden, so if you are planning on seeing one, please try to see the other garden. You will not be disappointed.
DIRECTIONS:
From Hartford and Springfield Mass area: (est. Time from Hartford-40 minutes).
Take I-91 south to Exit 14-East Center St. Turn left onto East Center St. Go about ¾ mile turn right onto Northford Rd. Go about 2 miles turn right onto Anderson Rd. House is about 1000’ on the right-sign in front. Large brown raised ranch set back about 500’ from the road.
From New Haven area- Via I-91: (est. Time about 25 minutes).
Take I-91 North to Exit 11 – Rt. 22. Go right onto Rt. 22. Follow for about 5 miles to Rt. 17. Left onto Rt. 17. Left onto Woods Hill Rd-about 1.5 miles. First left-about ¼ mile is Anderson Rd. House is about 1000’ on the right-sign in front. Large brown raised ranch set back about 500’ from the road.
From New Haven area Via Rt. 15: (Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkways):
Take Rt. 15 to exit 63. Go right onto Rt. 22. Follow for about 5 miles to Rt. 17. Left onto Rt. 17. Left onto Woods Hill Rd.-about 1.5 miles. First left-about ¼ mile is Anderson Rd. House is about 1000’ on the right-sign in front. Large brown raised ranch set back about 500’ from the road.
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Harkness Memorial State Park
275 Great Neck Road
Waterford CT 06385
Harkness.org or Facebook: The Friends of Harkness Memorial Park Inc. also The Friends of Harkness Garden Volunteers
We have approximately 45 varieties of Day Lilies in 288 clumps. The day lilies are interspersed in our East and West Gardens with two additional beds of day lilies to the north of the Carriage House, which is the large stucco building with a green tile roof east of the parking lot. We sell divisions at our Plant Sale in the spring.
HOURS:
Harkness Memorial State Park is open from 8:00 am to sunset every day. Admission is free to Connecticut residents.
Mansion tours are offered on Saturdays and Sundays, Memorial Day to Labor Day, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm with the last mansion tour leaving at 1:45 pm.
The gardens are open to the public during the Park hours. Docent led tours of the Beatrix Farrand designed gardens are available upon request.
DIRECTIONS:
From Hartford area: take Route 91 southbound onto Route 9 south. It will merge with Route 95, go northbound on Route 95, take Exit 75. Bear right at the end of the exit, you will be on Route 1. Proceed 3 miles to the light at Avery Lane (Route 213), turn right and follow to the park. Avery Lane will become Great Neck Road. The park will be on your right.
From Boston and Providence areas: take Route 95 southbound to Exit 81. At the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto access road and proceed to stop light. At the light take a left onto Cross Road and continue to the intersection with Route 1. Turn left onto Route 1 and continue to the traffic light at Avery Lane (Route 213). Turn right onto Avery Lane and follow to the park. Avery Lane will become Great Neck Road. The park will be on your right.
From New York and New Haven areas: take Route 95 northbound, Exit 75. Bear right at the end of the exit, you will be on Route 1. Proceed 3 miles to the light at Avery Lane (Route 213), turn right and follow to the park. Avery Lane will become Great Neck Road. The park will be on your right.
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275 Great Neck Road
Waterford CT 06385
Harkness.org or Facebook: The Friends of Harkness Memorial Park Inc. also The Friends of Harkness Garden Volunteers
We have approximately 45 varieties of Day Lilies in 288 clumps. The day lilies are interspersed in our East and West Gardens with two additional beds of day lilies to the north of the Carriage House, which is the large stucco building with a green tile roof east of the parking lot. We sell divisions at our Plant Sale in the spring.
HOURS:
Harkness Memorial State Park is open from 8:00 am to sunset every day. Admission is free to Connecticut residents.
Mansion tours are offered on Saturdays and Sundays, Memorial Day to Labor Day, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm with the last mansion tour leaving at 1:45 pm.
The gardens are open to the public during the Park hours. Docent led tours of the Beatrix Farrand designed gardens are available upon request.
DIRECTIONS:
From Hartford area: take Route 91 southbound onto Route 9 south. It will merge with Route 95, go northbound on Route 95, take Exit 75. Bear right at the end of the exit, you will be on Route 1. Proceed 3 miles to the light at Avery Lane (Route 213), turn right and follow to the park. Avery Lane will become Great Neck Road. The park will be on your right.
From Boston and Providence areas: take Route 95 southbound to Exit 81. At the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto access road and proceed to stop light. At the light take a left onto Cross Road and continue to the intersection with Route 1. Turn left onto Route 1 and continue to the traffic light at Avery Lane (Route 213). Turn right onto Avery Lane and follow to the park. Avery Lane will become Great Neck Road. The park will be on your right.
From New York and New Haven areas: take Route 95 northbound, Exit 75. Bear right at the end of the exit, you will be on Route 1. Proceed 3 miles to the light at Avery Lane (Route 213), turn right and follow to the park. Avery Lane will become Great Neck Road. The park will be on your right.
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Photos courtesy of garden owners except most of Cheryl and Phil’s garden photographed by Greg Haggett.
