by Kelly Nolen | Jun 18, 2026 | Featured, News
Liza Rutherford and her husband Tim can hardly believe their eyes. They’re surrounded by a colorful kaleidoscope of red, white and pink roses everywhere. The flowers are by their feet and even above their heads, nestled into rows of flowering arches. “Oh my, it’s...
by Kelly Nolen | Apr 25, 2025 | Featured, News
There are times in life when you need to stop and smell the roses. Luckily, that’s precisely what you can do at the Elizabeth Park Conservancy in West Hartford, Connecticut. Located a few miles from Connecticut’s Old State House, an eclectic oddities...
by Kelly Nolen | Feb 13, 2025 | News
Elizabeth Park—the botanical jewel of the City of Hartford’s extensive Park system—is well-used and well-loved by the public, and we at the Elizabeth Park Conservancy devote all our efforts to maintaining and improving this Park to be the best it can be for all...
by EPC_Website_Admin | Mar 14, 2024 | News
Spring Art ExhibitGarmany Visitor CenterElizabeth ParkHartfordMarch 7, 2024 When I go to galleries, I’m usually self-guided and left to contemplate the artwork by myself. That’s what I was expecting when I went to the Garmany Visitor Center in Elizabeth Park to see...
by John Williams | Jan 24, 2024 | News
Located in Elizabeth Park since 1914, the Julian and Edith Eddy Rock Garden aka the Shade Garden attracts hundreds of visitors every year who enjoy its peaceful ambiance. This beautiful garden was originally designed under the Park Superintendent, George Parker, in...
by John Williams | Jan 24, 2024 | News
Climbing roses intertwined in overhead garlands, hybrid tea roses, and heritage roses in every color symbolize romance, friendship, and passion. Elizabeth Park on the Hartford-West Hartford border is home to the country’s oldest public rose garden. Visitors by the...
