Specialized Resources
The Connecticut College Arboretum provides a welcome connection with the natural world, offering opportunities for teaching, research, conservation, recreation and public education.
The Arboretum is open to the public seven days a week from dawn to dusk.
Select Sundays May through November
Meet in front of the Olin Science Center at 10 a.m. Tours last 60 to 90 minutes. Free; no registration required.
Next tours: September 2, Native Plant Collection; September 9, Caroline Black Garden
Visiting the Arboretum
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Thursday, May 24, 4 to 6 p.m.
Meet at the Arboretum entrance on Williams Street
Established 40 years ago, the Nancy Moss Fine Azalea Garden displays 18 different types indigenous to eastern North America. At least one species can be found in bloom from late April through mid-August. This tour coincides with what we anticipate to be peak bloom time, so you are sure to experience the variety of fragrance and color.
Free for members and volunteers, registration required.
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The Arboretum is excited to announce that we have developed new interactive maps to identify woody plants in the Native Plant Collection, Caroline Black Garden and 1,310 trees on the Connecticut College campus.
Maps
We are pleased to announce that the North American Native Deciduous Azalea Collection has been granted National Accreditation by Plant Collections Network, a program of the American Public Gardens Association.
Currently the collection includes 192 shrubs representing 15 different species. Many can be found in the Nancy Moss Fine Native Azalea Garden.
The Nancy Moss Fine Native Azalea Garden