Honor Someone Special

You can honor a special friend or family member, or acknowledge the passing of an important person in your life, by dedicating a rose bed or rose arch, bench, or tree. Your contribution is a beautiful way to mark life’s milestones while helping to preserve the Park.

Rose Bed and Rose Arch Dedications

The Conservancy offers several options in the Rose Garden dedication program. A small plaque with the name of the honoree is placed in the rose bed or at the base of the arch. The plaques are on view on an annual basis and are placed in springtime. One year is designated as June 1 to November of the same year.

While we attempt to honor requests for rose beds and arches, we cannot always assign specific ones when multi-year dedications are in place.

  • One-year Arch or Rose Bed Dedication: $150.00
  • Three-year Arch or Rose Bed Dedication: $400.00
  • Six-year Arch or Rose Bed Dedication: $800.00

Thank you for your interest in dedicating a Rose Arch or Rose Bed in Elizabeth Park. Please fill out the form below to be added to our waitlist.

Add Your Name to 2026 Rose Bed & Rose Arch Dedication Waitlist

Contact Kelly Nolen at knolen@elizabethparkct.org or 860-231-9443 ext. 106 for more information.

Fence Line Rose Bed Dedications

The Elizabeth Park Conservancy has added Fence Line Rose Bed Dedications as an option within the Rose Garden dedication program. A plaque with the name of the honoree and a desired message will be placed in a rose bed along the fence line of the Rose Garden.

Plaques are displayed annually and are installed in the spring. One year is designated as June 1 through November of the same year. While we do our best to honor requests for specific rose beds, we cannot always guarantee placement when multi-year dedications are already in place.

  • One-year Fence Line Rose Bed Dedication: $300.00
  • Three-year Fence Line Rose Bed Dedication: $800.00
  • Six-year Fence Line Rose Bed Dedication: $1,600.00

Dedicate a Fence Line Rose Bed – Online Form ›

Dedicate a Fence Line Rose Bed – Printable Form ›

Bench Dedications

The Elizabeth Park Conservancy started a bench dedication program in 1990 as a way for people to honor family and friends, and for the Park to install much-needed places for visitors to sit and rest. There are over 100 benches in the Park, and our visitors use them daily.

When you dedicate a bench, a personalized plaque is installed with your message for your honoree(s). If you live in the area, please stop by the Park to see the benches and samples of messages.

The Elizabeth Park Conservancy is now offering a new bench dedication opportunity. A new bench will be purchased and installed in a location outside the Rose Garden, with placement determined in consultation with the donor. The cost is $5,000 for a 10-year dedication.

Dedicate a Newly Constructed Bench – Printable Form >

Existing benches are currently unavailable for dedication, and a waitlist is maintained for future openings. Existing bench dedications are $2,500 outside the Rose Garden and $5,000 within the Rose Garden, each for a 10-year term.

Email knolen@elizabethparkct.org if you have any questions about Bench Dedications or would liked to be added to our waitlist.

Flowering Tree Dedications

The 10-year tree dedications are available for $5,000. Signage will be placed at the foot of the trees with the donor’s dedication message.

Dedicating a tree is a wonderful way to remember someone special, while funds from the dedication support the Elizabeth Park Conservancy in its work of caring for the trees and the gardens and grounds of Elizabeth Park.

Dedicate a Flowering Tree – Online Form >

Dedicate a Flowering Tree – Printable Form ›

For more information about available trees and their locations, please contact Kelly Nolen at knolen@elizabethparkct.org or 860-231-9443 ext. 106.