Framingham in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Garden in the Woods

Photographed by D Howitt, July 20, 2023

1. Garden in the Woods Marker

Inscription.
A living museum founded in 1933 by Will C. Curtis (1883- 1969) and Howard O. Stiles (1910-1984) whose ashes rest here in their favorite places.

In 1934, they wrote: "Garden in the Woods is a dream in the realization, a years long dream about a big wild garden in which plants will be grown, their likes and dislikes discovered, and the knowledge so gained passed on in an effort to curb the wholesale destruction of our most beautiful natives."

In 1965, they entrusted the garden to the New England Wild Flower Society for the greater conservation of wild plants.

Erected by Native Plant Trust.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.

Location. 42° 20.437′ N, 71° 25.595′ W. Marker is in Framingham, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It can be reached from Hemenway Road. On a footpath, accessible by foot only. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham MA 01701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Greater Boston.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hop Brook Mill (approx. 1.6 miles away); Sudbury Fight (approx. 1.6 miles away); Knox Trail (approx. 1.6 miles away); Capt. Samuel Wadsworth (approx. 2 miles away); Men of the Sudbury Fight Monument (approx. 2 miles away); Goodenow Garrison House Site (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Goodnow Garrison House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Pike Haven Homestead (approx. 2.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Garden in the Woods. (Submitted on August 16, 2023, by D Howitt of Bergen County, New Jersey.)

Garden in the Woods Marker - Surroundings image. Click for full size.

Photographed by D Howitt, July 20, 2023

2. Garden in the Woods Marker - Surroundings

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2023, by D Howitt of Bergen County, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2023, by D Howitt of Bergen County, New Jersey. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.