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 Dear
EscapeMakers -- Rock, formal, native, rose, peony, ornamental
-- whatever garden passion, the beauty and aroma of diverse gardens
can be found in
Somerset County, NJ!
The County is home to five renowned garden experiences for you
to explore. Plan a visit to Duke Farms, Leonard J. Buck
Garden, Peony's Envy, the Rudolf W. van der Goot
Rose Garden or Hidden Spring Lavender. Gardens
Getaways are ideal during Spring and Summer when many plants
are in peak bloom!
 Upcoming
Events:
Duke Farms
May 5 - Seed
Bombs for Monarchs
May 11 - Forest
Gardening in the Home Landscape
May 18 - Nature
Immersion
May 18 & June 6 - Getting
to Know Orchids
May 31 - Ecology
Walk
June 1 - Community
Garden Snoop Tour
Duke Farms features a farm-to-table indoor market. There are three
gardens on the breathtaking Duke Estate: the Orchid Range, with
one of the largest tropical displays in the country, an arboretum
with a Japanese-style meditation garden, and the largest allotment-style
community garden in the U.S.!
Leonard
J. Buck
Garden
May 5, 12 & 19 - Woodland
Walks
Visit one of the premier rock gardens in the eastern United States,
consisting of a series of alpine and woodland gardens situated
in a 33-acre wooded stream valley.
Peony's Envy
May 10, 17, 24 & 31
Friday
Night Picnics and Garden Tours
May 25 - June 9 - Pick
Your Own Peonies
June 1 - Peony
Supper- Peak Bloom Party
Nursery and display garden in Bernardsville, with one of the most
extensive collections of tree, herbaceous and intersectional peonies
in the Northeastern United States. Events and workshops are held
throughout the year.
Colonial
Park Gardens
May 30
& June 2 - Guided
Tours
- Rudolf W. van
der Goot Rose Garden
June
8th - Rose
Day Festival
An accredited All-America Rose Selections (AARS) display garden
containing more than 3,000 roses and 325 varieties. The Rose Garden
is part of a more extensive Arboretum called Colonial Park Gardens,
which includes the Fragrance & Sensory Garden, Ornamental
Grass Collection, Perennial Garden, and Shrub Collection.
Hidden Spring Lavender
Farm -
June 28 - Lavender
Workshop
June 29 - Lavender
Fields Forever Five-Course Supper
Lavender
fields and store featuring bouquets, buds, oil or culinary products
made with 100% pure lavender and essential oils.
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