QUACKIN' GRASS NURSERY

Quackin' Grass Nursery, located in the handsome town of Brooklyn, CT, is a nursery for all seasons. Nestled in a beautiful, rustic setting replete with historic stone walls we offer a vast array of hardy plants, herbaceous and woody. From Alstroemeria to Zenobia our selection is hard to beat. If unusual plants are your passion we have many rare and hard-to-find gems available. From desert to pond we carry plants for every garden environment. Remember, too, from the novice to the most experienced of gardeners there is something here for everyone.

When the ordinary is unacceptable there is Quackin' Grass Nursery. Come and be enchanted.

We are now in our tenth season. This nursery has distinguished itself in that half of the grounds are devoted to display gardens filled with interesting and often rare plants. These display gardens which double as propagation stock have grown and developed increasing the beauty of the nursery in all seasons.

Quackin' Grass is a seasonal nursery with doors opening the 1st Saturday in April and closing November 1st. We are open Thursdays through Mondays each and every week during the growing season. We are closed to the public Tuesdays and Wednesdays. If other arrangements are needed please call us:

(860) 779-1732

Please Note : We do not ship plants. All sales are on site.

(The following is an excerpt from "ARMCHAIR GARDENING"by Wayne Paquette)

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Our gardens move through time and space; they are not static. Gardens are a temporal art, rather like music for the eyes. The act of gardening is the dance that shapes the music. Our shovels are batons through which we conduct our earthly symphonies. Hence, it is implicit that we approach the act of gardening with the dimension of time in mind. There exist so many plants that display strong interest in many seasons. In today’s smaller gardens it’s important to choose plants based on multi-seasonal appeal.

Calycanthus x 'Hartlege Wine' Learn to consider these plants with a mind towards small groups moving together through time. Master this discipline and through plant combinations your garden’s design will become stronger, more vibrant and enriched. Your gardens can shine throughout the year. You can make it happen. After all, there are earthly blessings in all the seasons. Why shouldn’t you take advantage of each and everyone?

One of the many blessings of winter is that we can actually sit back and enjoy our gardens from the comfort of our homes. There are no weeds to pull, no back-breaking digging of stone-filled holes with your trusty shovel, no heavy lifting of balled and burlapped shrubs and trees, no hoses to maneuver in blistering heat. Peering through a frost-edged window or kicking through the snow, looking over the splendid work we have accomplished, considering the changes and additions that we will implement in the promise of the new season ahead… all of this winter musing is dream therapy. It keeps the embers of passion alive. It is a blessing.