Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Announces Winner of 2025 Poster Contest
Connecticut’s Historic Gardens is pleased to announce artist April Guilbault of Norwalk, CT as the
winner of the 11th Annual Historic Gardens Day Poster Art Contest.
The Roseland Cottage is an eye-catcher on its own but
paired with the color-filled vintage gardens it is a
must-see. April Guilbault of Norwalk, CT, this year’s
Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Poster Contest winner
states: “To read the history and know the plants and
trees that were first planted there, such as the rose
bushes and Tulip tree, is forever intriguing to a
gardener and deepens its story. To learn about its
beginnings and evolution and see what has been
preserved contributes to its own ‘history lesson’,
offering ideas that can inspire us in our own gardens.
This striking salmon-hued cottage, an architectural
gem, with its formal parterre garden, is a joy to paint
or visit any time of the year."
April Guilbault graduated from Syracuse University
with a BFA in Communication Design. She worked in
broadcast graphics at NBC Chicago and NBC New York
on the national news, Today Show, and Rosie
O’Donnell shows, garnering several broadcast Emmys.
In the years since, she has been a freelance illustrator, creating whimsical and nature-inspired
visuals for invitations, stationery products, rubber stamps, and print and digital magazines.
A long-time gardener and plant lover, she acquired an herbalism certificate from the Rosemary
Gladstar Science and Art of Herbalism program and is enjoying focusing her illustration work on the
natural world.
The CT Historic Gardens Poster Contest allows local and regional artists to
showcase their talents while advertising CT Historic Gardens Day, an important, statewide
event. The group began the contest to encourage Connecticut artists to visit and capture
these historically significant homes with beautiful gardens. They hope that these sites will
provide inspiring subjects for their art.
Along with a cash prize, the winning artist receives widespread exposure – at each of the
16 Connecticut’s Historic Gardens throughout the year and at Connecticut’s Historic
Gardens Day, an event that attracts garden lovers from throughout the state and beyond.
This year’s Historic Gardens Day takes place on Sunday, June 22, 2025;
visit cthistoricgardens.org for details on activities offered at each site.
View the 2025 Poster with art by April Guilbault at the
Connecticut Historic Gardens Booth
Connecticut Flower and Garden Show
February 20-23, 2025
CT Convention Center - Hartford
Save the Date
Connecticut Historic Gardens Day
Sunday, June 22, 2025
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