06/03/2026
Memorial Day weekend shows you Greenwich from the outside. The first weekend of June shows you what's behind the gates.
If we haven't met, I'm Colin. Fourth generation at Stanton House Inn, here in Greenwich.
The first weekend of June is Grandiflora. The Greenwich Botanical Center has been running it for almost 70 years. For one Saturday, five private gardens open to the public. These are back country properties you won't see from the road, and they're not on anyone's typical Greenwich itinerary.
It builds across the weekend. Friday night is a back country soirée, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at a private estate, with time to wander the grounds while it's still light out. Saturday is the garden tour, self-guided across all five. Sunday keeps the country weekend going, with the Riding and Trails horse show in the morning and a polo match in the afternoon.
If you want to see how people actually live here, without stacking 12 activities on top of each other, this is the weekend I point guests to.
I put the full itinerary together. Map, timing, ticket links. It's all here: https://stantonhouseinn.com/grandiflora-weekend