about how a specific fruit, vegetable
or flower grows and then wander the
farm to pick it. Although at any time
you can walk the one-mile Farm Trail
that meanders through the meadow
and into the forest dense with oak,
maple and pine, during the summer
the farm holds Discovery Walks so
that kids can dig for earthworms and
collect leaves.
Reeves-Reed Arboretum
165 Hobart Ave., Summit; 908-273-8787
reeves-reedarboretum.org
Many people drive past the stone walls
encircling the Reeves-Reed Arboretum
without realizing they missed this hidden jewel. The approximately 13-acre
estate with its 19th-century Colonial
Revival dwelling is planted with over
5 acres of formal gardens that are open
to the public.
“One of the best gardens in the
summer is the Wildlife Habitat,” says
horticulturist Aimee Browning. In the
early morning, hummingbirds dart
about and monarch butterf lies flutter
around the milkweed collection. The
bog is also worth exploring for its
sundew and other carnivorous plants,
and the pond attracts an array of birds,
including blue herons and a multitude
of goldfinches. The Daffodil Bowl, a
wilder setting with tall native grasses,
swells with wildflowers in the summer.
A self-guided brochure leads
visitors along a shaded one-mile trail
that loops through the surrounding
wetlands and woodlands dotted with
old tulip poplar, native beech and dogwood. The arboretum also provides
several events to boost your nature
knowledge, including t wo workshops
in July that focus on native plants and
bees. Children get an environmental
education while camping on the
grounds during the June Great American Backyard Campout or participating in the ecologically based summer
day camp.
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New Jersey State Botanical Garden
Morris Road, Ringwood; 973-962-9534
njbg.org
Thank horticulturist and investment
banker Clarence McKenzie Lewis for
creating what’s now the New Jersey State
Botanical Garden. In the early 1920s
he imported specimens from as far
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