Hartford Botanical Garden
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The Hartford Botanical Garden is a botanical garden
now being planned in Hartford, Connecticut
. The garden is planned to occupy 18 acres (72,843.5 m²) of Colt Park immediately adjacent to Samuel Colt
's Armsmear
mansion. As of December 2006 fund-raising is in progress.
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
now being planned in Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
. The garden is planned to occupy 18 acres (72,843.5 m²) of Colt Park immediately adjacent to Samuel Colt
Samuel Colt
Samuel Colt was an American inventor and industrialist. He was the founder of Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company , and is widely credited with popularizing the revolver. Colt's innovative contributions to the weapons industry have been described by arms historian James E...
's Armsmear
Armsmear
Armsmear , also known as the Samuel Colt Home, is a historic house located at Hartford, Connecticut. It was the family home of firearm manufacturer Samuel Colt and is now a National Historic Landmark....
mansion. As of December 2006 fund-raising is in progress.