Harkness is in bloom
July 28, 2022 7:10 pm
• Last Updated: July 28, 2022 7:10 pm
Harkness Memorial State Park staff member Jessie Bostick, 29, of New London waters a garden Thursday, July 28, 2022, on the grounds of the Eolia Mansion at the park in Waterford. She said she began working at Harkness last year and the park has inspired her to want to work full time in an environmental position with the state. Several formal gardens throughout the grounds of the mansion are open to the public year-round and feature an array of perennials, annuals and wildlife. (Daniel Passapera/Special to The Day)
Wasiq Namwar, 18, right and Arfa Begum, 18, enjoy a date in the shade Thursday, July 28, 2022, at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford. Namwar said the park’s proximity to where they live in Waterford and its beauty made for the perfect getaway spot. (Daniel Passapera/Special to The Day)
Connor Elci, 20, of Waterford, a staff member at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, tends to a garden Thursday, July 28, 2022, at the park’s Eolia Mansion. Elci is in his fourth year working at Harkness and enjoys working with the scenery around him. “It’s the best location for an office,” he said. Several formal gardens throughout the grounds of the mansion are open to the public year-round and feature an array of perennials, annuals and wildlife. (Daniel Passapera/Special to The Day)
A Northern mockingbird mimics the sounds of its surroundings Thursday, July 28, 2022, at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford. (Daniel Passapera/Special to The Day)
A bee pollinates a butterfly bush Thursday, July 28, 2022, at the Eolia Mansion gardens in Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford. Several formal gardens throughout the grounds of the mansion are open to the public year-round and feature an array of perennials, annuals and wildlife. (Daniel Passapera/Special to The Day)
Zinnias fill a row with vibrant color Thursday, July 28, 2022, in the gardens of the Eolia Mansion at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford. Several formal gardens throughout the grounds of the mansion are open to the public year-round and feature an array of perennials, annuals and wildlife. (Daniel Passapera/Special to The Day)
Waterford — Harkness Memorial State Park is in full bloom.
Staff members have been tending to the grounds of the Eolia Mansion at the park. Several formal gardens throughout the grounds of the mansion are open to the public year-round and feature an array of perennials, annuals and wildlife.
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