CONNECTICUT 



Connecticut gardens are many, both inland and along 

 the shores of the Sound. Those of the hilly western sec- 

 tion have the advantage of a somewhat cooler altitude. 

 Otherwise it is unnecessary to give further details as to 

 climatic conditions,* as the northern boundary is about 

 a hundred miles distant from northern New Jersey and the 

 temperatures differ but little, although of course every 

 hundred miles northward makes gardening a somewhat 

 simpler proposition, because of slightly cooler conditions 

 as well as a shortened flower season. 



In a reputed true story of the long-ago settlement 

 of Old Saybrook there is mention of a woman's flower- 

 garden, doubtless the earliest on Long Island Sound. 

 Here the sheltered inlets and bays must have seemed 

 a welcome haven to our Pilgrim fathers from the wind- 

 swept coast of Plymouth, whence they had wandered, 

 probably seeking fertile farmland. The gardens of this 

 State, with some notable exceptions, are mainly those of 

 a simpler type, made and tended by their owners, who 

 living in them, will continue to beautify them more and 

 more as time goes on. These unpretentious creations of 

 flower lovers often show originality not always found in 

 gardens of a more formal design, and might be considered 

 typically American. 



Following the idea of simplicity, the first two illustra- 



* These climatic conditions are explained in New Jersey chapter. 



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