Morris County Gardens & Arboretums

 

MCPC – Morris County Park Commission

MNHP – Morristown National Historic Park

 

Acorn Hall Victorian Garden
Victorian flower beds and magnificent old trees enhance the fine architecture.
Morristown
973-267-3465
acornhall.org

 

 

 

 

 

Bamboo Brook Outdoor  Education Center, MCPC
Trails and wildlife in natural setting, one mile hike to Willowwood Arboretum.

Chester Township

973-326-7600

morrisparks.net

 

 

Cross Estate Gardens, MNHP
Formal, walled garden with ornamental grasses, shrubs and perennials, former New Jersey Brigade encampment area for 12,000 soldiers during the Revolutionary War.

Bernardsville
973-543-4030

nps.org/morr

 

 

 

Elizabeth D. Kay Environmental Center, MCPC
233 acres with gardens, hiking trails and guided nature walks.
Chester Township
973-635-6629

morrisparks.net

 

 

 

 

Frelinghuysen Arboretum, MCPC
127 acres of theme gardens (shade, cottage, perennial, rock and vegetable), specialized collections of shrubs and trees, programs and exhibits for the public.
Morris Township

973-326-7600

morrisparks.net

 

 

 

 

Macculloch Hall Gardens
Oldest garden in Morristown, dating from 1765, featuring forty-five varieties of roses, open dawn to dusk seven days a week.

Morristown
973-538-2404
maccullochhall.org

 

 

 

Wick House Herb Garden, MNHP
Stroll through the 18th century herb and vegetable garden on the Wick Farm, formerly home of Henry and Tempe Wick.
Jockey Hollow, Harding Township
973-543-4030
nps.org/morr

 

 

 

 

 

Willowwood Arboretum, MCPC
3,500 kinds of native and exotic plants on 130 acres, one mile hike to Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center.

Chester

973-326-7600

morrisparks.net

 

 

 

Watnong Gardens

named by Forbes Magazine in 2001 as one of "the most beautiful gardens in America."

2379 Watnong Terrace

Parsippany