Shade Loving Native Plants

Shade Loving Native Plants is in Town of Stamford, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Shade Loving Native Plants is situated near Wildflower garden, as well as near Sensory Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Stamford Museum & Nature Center and Glass House.

Stamford Museum & Nature Center

Park

Photo: Koulighan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Stamford Museum & Nature Center, located in Stamford, Connecticut, is an art, history, nature, and agricultural sciences museum. The property covers 118 acres beginning about half a mile north of the Merritt Parkway. Stamford Museum & Nature Center is situated 2,500 feet south of Shade Loving Native Plants.

Glass House

Museum

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

The Glass House is a historic house museum on Ponus Ridge Road in New Canaan, Connecticut. It was built in 1948–49 by the architect Philip Johnson, who designed the home as his weekend retreat. Glass House is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Shade Loving Native Plants.

Turn-of-River Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Turn-of-River Bridge, also known as Old North Stamford Road Bridge, is a single-span lenticular pony truss bridge built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1892. Turn-of-River Bridge is situated 1½ miles south of Shade Loving Native Plants.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Stamford and Long Ridge Village Historic District.

North Stamford

Suburb

North Stamford is an affluent section of Stamford, Connecticut, United States, north of the Merritt Parkway. Mostly woody and hilly, it is the least densely populated, and highest income section of the city, with a 2021 median household income in excess of $250,000.

Long Ridge Village Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Long Ridge Village Historic District is a historic district in the city of Stamford, Connecticut. The district, located in rural northern Stamford near the border with New York, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Long Ridge Village Historic District is situated 3 miles northwest of Shade Loving Native Plants.

New Canaan

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

New Canaan is a town in Connecticut. The town is one of the most affluent communities in the United States. In 2008, CNN Money ranked New Canaan first in the nation with the highest median family income.

Shade Loving Native Plants

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Town of Stamford, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.13305° or 41° 7′ 59″ north

Longitude

-73.55103° or 73° 33′ 4″ west

Open location code

87H84CMX+6H

OpenStreetMap ID

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Wildflower garden and Sensory Garden.

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