Want to go flower peeping at the most beautiful flower gardens this spring?
We have a list of five great places in Connecticut to see the spring blooms!
Colorblends House and Spring Garden
893 Clinton Avenue, Bridgeport
The Colorblends Spring Garden is open March 31 – May 10, 2026, Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Stroll through an evolving display of color as snowdrops, crocuses, daffodils, tulips and other spring-flowering bulbs come into bloom.
About the Olive W. and George S. Lee Memorial Garden
89 Chichester Road, New Canaan
Lee Memorial Garden has narrow meandering paths are edged with spring-blooming bulbs, ephemerals, ferns, herbaceous plants, an extensive collection of specimen azaleas and rhododendrons.
Wicked Tulips Flower Farm
382 Route 164, Preston, CT
Each spring, Wicked Tulips Flower Farm opens during peak bloom times for ticketed guests to gaze, walk and pick tulips to take home!
Tickets on sale soon for April 15 – May 16
Explore Mystic before or after, which is around half an hour away! Click here for activity ideas!
Elizabeth Park Conservancy, Robert A. Prill Annual Garden
1561 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford
This garden does double duty as the Tulip Garden for a spring show and the Annual Garden for summer and fall. When the tulips are gone, the Annual Garden is planted.
Hollister House Garden
300 Nettleton Hollow Road, Washington
The garden opens for the season on April 15 with visiting hours Wednesdays, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Fridays 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Make this a date day or moms’ day out by visiting the Mayflower Inn & Spa before or after!
Don’t miss the cherry blossoms blooming at Mill River Park!
Free weekend cherry blossom tours are led by docents and run April 11 – May 3 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.