Homestead Gallery in the Garden Opening Gala!
Friday July 2nd – 6pm
Join the artists for an evening of celebration. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, beverages and a stroll in the beautifully restored gardens.
The exhibit open 11am to 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays July 3rd – July 18th.
UPDATE – The Friends of the Morrill Memorial Library will be holding their annual, MASSIVE book sale next door from 5-7!
Putting The Landscape Back The Way it Was and Why it Matters
“Gardens are living witnesses of those who made them, tended them, discovered new plants to go into them. Gardens cannot be separated from their origins or originators.” Anne Leighton, American Gardens of the Nineteenth Century
The Justin Morrill Homestead is one of the finest examples of a mid-nineteenth century gentleman’s farm existing in New England. Morrill’s hand drawn plans for his landscape reveal a man who was keenly interested in science, horticulture and landscape gardening.
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2010 Schedule of Programs Now Available
The Friends of the Morrill Homestead are happy to announce the 2010 schedule of programs at the Justin Smith Morrill Homestead in Strafford, Vermont. Click on a link below to learn more about any event, and don’t forget to check out the Google calendar of events.