Yellow Wildflower Loop

The Wildflower Loop, southeast of the Orchard Loop, traverses both swampy lowlands and upland woodland and incorporates two, 150′-200′ long, wooden boardwalks. The trail passes through an extensive woodland wildflower garden, a fern collection, two small farm ponds and crosses “Marys Brook.” In summertime, one of the ponds is solid green with duckweed and alive with frogs and turtles. Between the orchard/upper lawn area and the twin ponds is a teardrop-shaped trail called the “fragrance loop.” It is bordered by a lilac collection on the upper side of a stone wall, and a curved bench below. All of the fragrance loop plantings are scented, from hyacinth and peony, to lavender and azalea. On the westerly side of the Wildflower Loop, a small inner loop features a rhododendron collection, an American beech, a Japanese larch, a bald cypress, and two dawn redwoods.

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Trail gets very busy