Elizabeth Park
Elizabeth Park
| Location: | West Hartford |
| Map: | Click here |
| Park at: | In the parking lot near The Pond House Or along the roadside within the Park |
| Meet: | In front of The Pond House Cafe |
| Human Items: | Suitable walking shoes Camera (optional) Umbrella (just in case) Water |
| Canine Items: | Water Poop Bags |
| Practice: | Leave It Loose Leash Heel Proper Greetings |
This weekend is the Rose Weekend Festival. Rose Weekend is the crowing event for Elizabeth Park when the Rose Garden is in full bloom. The Rose Garden features over 15,000 rose bushes and nearly 500 rose beds and arches which cover over two and one half acres. Words cannot describe the Rose Garden in full bloom although "amazing" and "heavenly" come to mind.
There will be activities under a tent including arts & crafts. Horticultural Societies and Community Organizations will be present. And music will fill the air from 11am to 4pm on the Rose Garden Lawn. If you get there early, there will be a Poetry Reading by the Friends & Enemies of Wallace Stevens at 1pm at the Pond House Hall. (Dogs are not allowed in the Pond House.) For more information on activities throughout the weekend, click here.
To learn more about the history of Elizabeth Park as well as specifics on the wide varieties of roses in the park, click here.
There will be activities under a tent including arts & crafts. Horticultural Societies and Community Organizations will be present. And music will fill the air from 11am to 4pm on the Rose Garden Lawn. If you get there early, there will be a Poetry Reading by the Friends & Enemies of Wallace Stevens at 1pm at the Pond House Hall. (Dogs are not allowed in the Pond House.) For more information on activities throughout the weekend, click here.
To learn more about the history of Elizabeth Park as well as specifics on the wide varieties of roses in the park, click here.