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  • May 11, 2025
    Guided Garden Tours
    May through October - 2 PM
    Guided tours every Sunday, through October, Meet at the Carriage House. Free. Rain/excessive heat cancels.
    May 11, 2025
    Guided Garden Tours
    May through October - 2 PM
    Guided tours every Sunday, through October, Meet at the Carriage House. Free. Rain/excessive heat cancels.
  • July 20, 2025
    Family Woodland Hike
    July 20 at 1 PM
    An easy, child-friendly hike in the Garden’s woodlands, where you’ll learn a bit about the plants and animals around you in a hike designed to fit the group. Meet at the Carriage House Visitor Center.
    July 20, 2025
    Family Woodland Hike
    July 20 at 1 PM
    An easy, child-friendly hike in the Garden’s woodlands, where you’ll learn a bit about the plants and animals around you in a hike designed to fit the group. Meet at the Carriage House Visitor Center.
  • July 25, 2025
    Concert: Billy 6 Show

    July 25 at 6:30 PM

    Experience the timeless classics of Billy Joel from a premier tribute band.
    July 25, 2025
    Concert: Billy 6 Show

    July 25 at 6:30 PM

    Experience the timeless classics of Billy Joel from a premier tribute band.
  • Manor House Tours

    August 3 from 11 AM to 3 PM

    NJBG volunteer docents lead visitors on a tour of the architecture and history of Skylands Manor.
    Manor House Tours

    August 3 from 11 AM to 3 PM

    NJBG volunteer docents lead visitors on a tour of the architecture and history of Skylands Manor.
  • August 9, 2025
    The Secret Life of Flowers

    August 9 at 1 PM

    Journey through the history of the secret language of flowers and make a Tussie Mussie, Nose Gay, or Posy Bouquet.
    Registration required.
    August 9, 2025
    The Secret Life of Flowers

    August 9 at 1 PM

    Journey through the history of the secret language of flowers and make a Tussie Mussie, Nose Gay, or Posy Bouquet.
    Registration required.

NJ Botanical Garden at Skylands

Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter. There’s always something to do and see.

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Featured Gardens of the NJBG

NJBG Perennial Garden

Perennial Garden

Lilac garden

Lilac Garden

Italianate Gardens

Red Cardinal Flowers

Wildflower Garden

Hosta & Rhododendron Garden

Hosta & Rhododendron

Annual Garden

Volunteer Opportunities

Our volunteers are central to the New Jersey Botanical Garden.
They volunteer their time, energy, and share their skills and talents with others in furtherance of our mission to stimulate a greater appreciation between gardens and people.
Additionally, our volunteers enjoy working with others with similar interests, forming new friendships, and learning new things in a beautiful environment.
NJBG Volunteers

Interactive Map

A number of our volunteers have spent hours using GIS technology to map out the location of each plant in some of our gardens. With the use of your mobile phone, you will be able to view where you are on a map of a garden and identify the plants you are viewing.

What To See

  • Lindheimer's Beeblossom
    Summer until frost.
  • Swan Boy
    Found in the Perennial Garden
  • Milkweed
    Late summer
  • Blue Jay Blue Jay
    Year round
  • Rosa 'Joseph's Coat'
    June, Courtyard
  • Primrose
  • Oregon Grape
  • Fuzzy Deutzia
    June
  • Pump House
    Early May
  • Crabapple Allee
  • Peony
    Paeonia spp.
  • Courtyard Garden
    Midsummer
  • Frosted Hawthorne
    Mid to Late Spring
  • False Indigo
    June, Pollinator Garden
  • Star Magnolia
    Early spring, mid spring
  • Courtyard
  • Phlox Phlox
    Summer, Perennial Garden
  • Rhododendrons
    Rhododendron Spp.
  • Magnolia
  • Perennial Sunflower
    Late summer
  • White fringe tree White Fringe Tree
    Chionanthus virginicus
  • Tufted Titmouse
    Year 'round, Wildflower Garden - 6in.
  • White Lilac
    Mid spring, late spring, early summer
  • Woodland Crocus
    Spring
  • Summer Garden
  • Prairie Smoke
    June, Pollinator Garden
  • Eastern Redbud
    Spring/ Early Summer
  • White Trillium
    Spring
  • Entrance
  • Satsuki Azalea
    Mid spring to early summer bloom.

Tours

NJBG frequently hosts tours of the gardens and the Manor House. Most of the tours last approximately 45 minutes to an hour. In addition, NJBG offers the opportunity for schools and other groups to arrange a tour of either the Manor or garden or both.

Skylands hiking trail

Family Hikes & Walks

The New Jersey Botanical Gardens includes 96 acres of gardens surrounded by 1000 acres of woodlands. Join NJBG hike leaders on an easy, child-friendly hike in the Garden’s woodlands. Learn a bit about the plants, animals and geology around you.

Support

NJBG relies on public contributions to preserve and enhance the gardens as well as repair and renovate the historically designated Carriage House. Memorial trees and benches are one way to do this.

Membership

It’s easy to join NJBG or renew your membership — or a gift membership — online, by phone or by mail. Some of the benefits of your NJBG membership include discounts at participating nurseries, garden centers, and our Gift Shop as well as guest passes for our Manor Tours.

Aerial View: Gardens & Manor

Using a drone, one of our members shot footage of the New Jersey Botanical Gardens (including the Manor) at different times of the year. You can view for yourself the beauty of NJBG not only in the summer but also in the winter.

NJBG Interactive Map

A number of our volunteers have spent hours using GIS technology to map out the location of each plant in some of our gardens. With the use of your mobile phone, you will be able to view where you are on a map of a garden and identify the plants you are viewing.

Kid’s Stuff

The New Jersey State Botanical Garden has tons of fun for young people, too, with tours designed especially for children ages 8-12.

The NJBG Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Huntall ages!

Our fanciful list includes architecture, flora and fauna. We'll walk you past every item on the list, but YOU have to find it!
NJBG Solar System Walk

Solar SystemWalk

NJBG's scale-model solar system will give youngsters a better understanding of our solar neighborhood.
Team 3

Family Woodland Hike hike!

Family Friendly Hike in the Forests and Hills around the Botanical Garden. Third Sunday each Month.

Visiting NJBG

Hours & Admission

NJBG is open from 8:00AM to 8:00PM during Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and 8:00AM to 6:00PM during Eastern Standard Time (EST). Admission to the Botanical Garden itself is always free. … [Read More...] about Hours & Admission

Parking & Accessibility

On summer Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day, there is a State parking fee (cash only) of $5 for New Jersey-registered vehicles and $7 for non-New … [Read More...] about Parking & Accessibility

Directions

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About Us

The New Jersey State Botanical Garden is a part of Ringwood State Park, New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry, Department of Environmental Protection. The New Jersey State Botanical Garden at Skylands appears on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

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Connect with Us

GPS Address: Morris Road, Ringwood, N.J. 07456
Latitude/longitude: N 41.126950 W 74.23954
Email: info@njbg.org
Tel: 973-962-9534
Fax: 973-962-1553
Mail:  NJBG | P. O. Box 302 | Ringwood, NJ 07456

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