Woodland Ridge

Woodland Ridge

Hamden, CT
Garden structure/sculpture, Organic/toxin-free, Woodland/shade garden

This woodland shade garden is enhanced by mature trees creating a park-like ambiance. As a master gardener, I started pulling together unfinished garden beds and removing turf to expand gardens eight years ago when we bought the property. The low stone wall that now separates shade beds and a stone fire pit area, completed five years ago, creates restful garden rooms. Stone steps on the right lead to a series of garden beds filled with shade-loving, primarily native, plants that end in a "bird corner" of winterberry, viburnum, and cornus for our resident and migratory birds. The flowers and shrubs were selected with an emphasis on supporting pollinators and their life cycles. Our garden is a pesticide-free zone. Ornamental evergreens and a large specimen magnolia in the front of the property welcome visitors, but the magic is in the back!

This garden's estimated size is ½ acre.

Open Days 2024:  Saturday, July 20
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • New 2f41bc3dbc0fde770515d2030fc6561cd80051035879a6f5ef41cbb2a9d59670New garden or feature
  • This garden allows photography
  • Partial wheelchair access
  • Nature friendly f372a65207813459a0d18d2caa5c1eece145dbb205535bacd45d09e443889605Nature-friendly

Woodland Ridge
Hamden, New Haven County, CT, 06517
Exact addresses and host-provided directions appear on e-tickets after purchase.

Nearby Gardens

See All Gardens ›
Goin' to the Dogs

Cheshire, CT

Goin' to the Dogs
More than 40 years ago we moved to Cheshire. I didn't like the house, but the yard called to me—not th...

Garden of Susan & Richard Kaminski

Oxford, CT

Garden of Susan & Richard Kaminski
All aboard! The OSP&C garden railway will be departing shortly. Garden losses caused by serious illne...