Area gardens and nurseries Gardener's tour Area gardens and nurseries If you are enthusiastic about gardening, you would probably enjoy visiting other gardens around the area. Ballard Park, in Ridgefield, includes perennial peonies, climbing roses and asters. Its boxwood and architectural pergola provide a pleasing background.
Visitors can stroll paths, bandstand, and playground.
The garden is maintained by the Ridgefield Garden Club on property that was left by Mrs. Edward Ballard in 1964. Ballard Park is on Main Street, in Ridgefield. Tarrywile Mansion and Park in Danbury is open seven days a week from sunrise to sunset. It has restored gardens that once featured Japanese gardens, bridges, and ponds.