Spring is a special time of year; the days are getting longer, the birds come back to sing a particular song, flowers bloom, and baby animals start poking their heads out to say hello. it would also be the perfect time to explore a new garden around the Garden State! :)
Below you will find some of the most beautiful public gardens or arboretums around the great Garden State. We found many of them through a great group called Garden State Gardens.
If there are any missing below, please let us know.
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Atlantic County Burlington County Essex County Hunterdon County Mercer County Middlesex County Monmouth County Morris County Ocean County Passaic County Somerset County Union County
Atlantic County
The focus of the Linwood Arboretum is educational, allowing the public to become familiar with uncommon or rare woo...
- Address
- 1410 Wabash Ave,, Linwood, NJ,
- Website
- https://linwoodarboretum.org/
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/linwood-arboretum-linwood-atlantic-county-new-jersey/
Burlington County
The Barton Arboretum and Nature Preserve of Medford Leas is a unique blend of accessible public gardens, collection...
- Address
- 1 Medford Leas,, Medford, NJ 08055
- Website
- http://bartonarboretum.org
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/barton-arboretum-and-nature-preserve.medford.burlington-county-county.new-jersey/
Essex County
Branch Brook Park, the nation's first county park, is located in the North Ward of Newark, between the neighborhood...
- Address
- Park Ave. & Lake St., Newark, New Jersey 07102
- Website
- https://www.essexcountyparks.org/parks/branch-brook-park
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/branch-brook-park/
The Cora Hartshorn Arboretum is a historic woodlands garden and educational institution. We promote an understandin...
- Address
- 324 Forest Drive South,, Short Hills, NJ 07078
- Phone
- 973.376.3587
- Website
- http://www.hartshornarboretum.org
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/cora-hartshorn-arboretum/
Established in 1959 through a joint effort of the New Jersey Rose Society and the Essex County Parks Department, th...
- Address
- Watchung Avenue,, Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003
- Website
- https://www.essexcountyparks.org/parks/brookdale-park
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/essex-county-rose-garden/
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Greenwood Gardens is preserving the gardens, architecture and landscape of Greenwood for the education and delight ...
- Address
- 274 Old Short Hills Road,, Short Hills, NJ 07078
- Phone
- 973-258-4026
- Website
- http://greenwoodgardens.org
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/greenwood-gardens/
Located at the base of the 7 1/2 acre Mountainside Park, the iris gardens contain over 14,000 irises of approximate...
- Address
- 474 Upper Mountain Ave, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
- Phone
- 973-783-5974
- Website
- http://presbyirisgardens.org
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/presby-iris-gardens/
The Van Vleck House & Gardens originated as a 12-acre private estate more than 140 years ago when Joseph Van Vleck ...
- Address
- 21 Van Vleck Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
- Phone
- 973-744-4752
- Website
- http://vanvleck.org
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/van-vleck-house-gardens/
Hunterdon County
Throughout the Arboretum, you will see a variety of trees, shrubs, and annuals and perennials, including both nativ...
- Address
- 1020 New Jersey 31,, Lebanon, New Jersey 08833
- Website
- https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/parks/guides/parkareas.htm
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/hunterdon-county-arboretum/
Mercer County
Grounds For Sculpture, a 35-acre sculpture park and museum, has captivated visitors since 1992, and has only gained...
- Address
- 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton, New Jersey 08619, Mercer County,
- Phone
- (609) 586-0616
- Website
- http://www.groundsforsculpture.org/
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/grounds-for-sculpture/
A National Historic Landmark, Morven is situated on five pristine acres in the heart of Princeton, New Jersey. This...
- Address
- 55 Stockton St., Princeton, NJ 08540
- Phone
- (609) 924-8144 ext. 106
- Website
- http://morven.org
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/morven-museum-garden/
Located just minutes from Princeton, the stunning 100-acre arboretum boasts a classical style, mature with lush tre...
- Address
- 300 Meadow Lakes,, East Windsor, New Jersey 08520
- Website
- http://arbnet.org/morton-register/robert-winters-arboretum-meadow-lakes
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/robert-a-winters-arboretum-at-meadow-lakes/
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Sayen House & Gardens offers so much beauty and enjoyment for anyone who visits.
- Address
- 155 Hughes Dr, Hamilton, New Jersey 08690
- Website
- https://www.hamiltonnj.com/sayengardens
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/sayen-house-gardens/
Middlesex County
A public garden dedicated to cultivating inquisitive minds, great plants, and inspired gardening through educationa...
- Address
- 112 Ryders Lane,, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8519
- Phone
- 732-932-8451
- Website
- http://www.rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/rutgers-gardens-new-brunswick-middlesex-county-new-jersey/
Monmouth County
The David C. Shaw Arboretum at Holmdel Park was established in the fall of 1963. Its 22 acres contain hundreds of s...
- Address
- Holmdel Park,, 44 Longstreet Rd,, Holmdel, NJ 07733
- Website
- https://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/page.aspx?id=2763
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/david-c-shaw-arboretum/
Deep Cut Gardens is simply beautiful. You will find many walking trails, beautiful landscaping, a rose garden, sitt...
- Address
- 352 Red Hill Road,, Middletown, New Jersey 07748
- Phone
- (732) 671-6050
- Website
- http://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/page.aspx?Id=2518
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/deep-cut-gardens/
The Bliss Arboretum boasts many acres of paths through woodlands managed conservatively by the Eatontown Shade Tree...
- Address
- 62-52 County Rte 547,, Eatontown, New Jersey 07724
- Website
- https://eatontownnj.com/facilities/facility/details/Bliss-Price-Arboretum-and-Wildlife-Sanct-1
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/f-bliss-price-arboretum-and-wildlife-sanctuary-new-jersey/
Morris County
Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center was known originally as "Merchiston Farm," the home of William and Martha Bro...
- Address
- 170 Longview Road,, Chester, New Jersey 07931
- Website
- https://www.morrisparks.net/index.php/parks/bamboo-brook
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/bamboo-brook-outdoor-edctr/
The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, a lovely 127 acre tract now surrounded by busy highways and office parks was once Whip...
- Address
- 353 East Hanover Avenue,, Morristown, New Jersey 07960
- Website
- http://www.arboretumfriends.org
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/frelinghuysen-arboretum/
Willowwood Arboretum is open free to the public daily, 365 days yearly from 8am to dusk. Visitors are invited to en...
- Address
- 300 Longview Rd, Chester, NJ 07931
- Phone
- (973) 326-7600
- Website
- https://willowwoodarboretum.org/
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/willowwood-arboretum/
Ocean County
Enjoy the four historic themed gardens of the former George Jay Gould estate, now a National Historic Landmark and ...
- Address
- 900 Lakewood Avenue, Lakewood, NJ 08701
- Phone
- 732-987-2373
- Website
- http://www.georgian.edu/arboretum
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/sister-mary-grace-burns-arboretum/
Passaic County
Laurelwood Arboretum is a 30-acre botanically diverse property located in Wayne Township in northern New Jersey. La...
- Address
- 725 Pines Lake Drive West, Wayne, NJ 07470
- Website
- http://www.laurelwoodarboretum.org/
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/laurelwood-arboretum/
From the delicate shades of a tiny wildflower to the vibrant colors of massed annual plantings, Skylands is a place...
- Address
- Morris Rd, Ringwood, New Jersey 07456, Passaic County
- Phone
- (973) 962-7527
- Website
- http://www.njbg.org
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/new-jersey-state-botanical-garden-passaic-nj/
Somerset County
The Gardens of Colonial Park offers a variety of amazing horticultural attractions including a rose garden, fragran...
- Address
- 156 Mettlers Rd, Somerset, New Jersey 08873
- Website
- http://www.somersetcountyparks.org/activities/gardens/Gardens.html
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/colonial-park-gardens-somerset-somerset-county-new-jersey/
The Gardens comprise formal and native gardens, a wisteria-covered pergola, and a mountain laurel allee. The Cross ...
- Address
- 61 Jockey Hollow Road,, Bernardsville, New Jersey 07924
- Website
- https://www.crossestategardens.org/
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/cross-estate-gardens.new-jersey/
Large estate garden in Hillsborough, whose features include a lake and other water features, a sycamore allee, and ...
- Address
- 80 US Highway 206, Hillsborough, NJ 08844-4102
- Phone
- (908) 722-3700
- Website
- http://www.dukefarms.org
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/duke-farms/
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Leonard J. Buck Garden is one of the premier rock gardens in the eastern United States consisting of a series of al...
- Address
- 11 Layton Road, Far Hills, New Jersey 07931
- Phone
- (908) 234-2677
- Website
- http://www.somersetcountyparks.org/parksfacilities/buck/LJBuck.html
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/leonard-j-buck-garden/
Union County
A 13.5 acre National Historic Landmark featuring award-winning gardens and woodland trails, and offering horticultu...
- Address
- 165 Hobart Avenue,, Summit, New Jersey 07901
- Phone
- (908) 273-8787
- Website
- http://www.reeves-reedarboretum.org
- More on GoNJ
- www.getoutsidenj.com/places/reeves-reed-arboretum.summit.union-county.new-jersey/
