Do you love to garden? Or, do you simply love to look at beautiful, vibrant gardens in quaint New England towns? Either way, the Upper Valley will not disappoint! Several town have thriving garden clubs and their annual garden tours are a highlight of the summer. Hardy perennials, colorful annuals, deciduous and evergreen trees, formal and informal gardens all make up the stunning landscape we call home.
If gardens and gardening are in your future, you can start by visiting area nurseries below or becoming a member of your local garden club. It’s a hobby and an art perfectly suited to the Upper Valley. Additionally, below is a list of public gardens throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. Take advantage of all these two beautiful states have to offer.
Nurseries and Garden Centers
Garden Clubs
Public Gardens- NH and VT
New Hampshire
Brentwood – Rockingham County Botanical Garden
Canterbury – Canterbury Shaker Village
Concord – Kimball-Jenkins Estate
Cornish – Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
Dover – The Joe B. Parks Riverwalk Public Gardens
Durham – New England Ecological Garden (at UNH)
Enfield – Enfield Shaker Museum
Fitzwilliam – Rhododendron State Park
Franklin – Tarbin Gardens
Greenland – Weeks Brick House
Hancock – Davis Brook Farm
Hanover – Nathan’s Garden
Holderness – Kirkwood Gardens
Lee – Bedrock Gardens
Mason – Pickity Place
Newberry – The Fells Historic Estate & Gardens
New Ipswich – Barrett House
North Hampton – Fuller Gardens
North Woodstock – Lost River Gorge
Portsmouth – Moffatt Ladd House
Portsmouth – Prescott Park
Portsmouth – Rundlet-May House
Portsmouth – Strawbery Banke
Portsmouth – Urban Forestry Center
White Island (Isle of Shoals) – Celia Thaxter’s Island Garden
Vermont
Manchester-Hildene
Plainfield- Greatwood Gardens
Shelburne-Shelburne Museum
South Newfane-Olallie Daylily Garden
Strafford- Justin Morrill Homestead
Stowe-Trapp Family Lodge
Windsor-Cider Hill Gardens
Woodstock- Marsh Billings Rockefeller
Garden Tours of New England
