Nestled in the heart of Connecticut's largest historic district, the Webb Deane Stevens Museum's three historic houses tell important stories of national and statewide significance.
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Description
One Sunday Per month: June 29, July 20, and September 14. Please select your desired date at checkout.
Spend your Sunday surrounded by florals, flavor, and flair. Join our Head Gardener Peter Winne for an intimate tour of our colonial revival gardens, followed by tea overlooking the garden. Scratch your horticultural itch, or just enjoy a whimsical morning among flowers and friends.
Tickets: $55; $45 members
Note: Each event is limited to 16 guests. To book a private tour and tea for your friends and family, contact events@wdsmuseum.org.
Peter Winne | Hartford-based horticulturist Peter Winne designs and cares for gardens in public parks and on unique and historic residential properties in Connecticut and New York. He is Head Gardener for the Amy Cogswell Colonial Revival Garden at the Webb Deane Stevens Museum. He founded Peter Winne Gardens in 2021 after four years as Head Gardener at Elizabeth Park, home of the nation’s oldest public rose garden. Pete apprenticed under rosarian Stephen Scanniello, curator of the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at New York Botanical Garden and has received additional mentoring from Michael Shoup of the Antique Rose Emporium in Brenham, Texas and Gregg Lowery of The Friends of Vintage Roses in Sebastopol, California. He holds a BA in Urban Planning from Vassar College, an MA from the Gallatin School at NYU, and a Landscape Design Certificate from Naugatuck Valley Community College. Prior to going into horticulture full-time, he performed in the US and Europe as a touring bluegrass musician. He currently lives in his hometown of Hartford where he still occasionally performs.
Date & Time
Jun 29 - Sep 14, 2025
Venue Details
Webb Deane Stevens Museum
211 Main StreetWethersfield, Connecticut 06109
