The rock garden surrounding the Octagonal Pool was designed so that small plants would be waist high, thus easily shown and maintained. The … [Read more...] about Octagonal Garden
Gardens
Wildflower Garden
Red Cardinal Flowers The wildflower garden at Skylands is primarily a shade garden. Openings in the canopy provide small sunny highlights, as does … [Read more...] about Wildflower Garden
Hosta & Rhododendron
The fenced-in Rhododendron Garden also contains a large collection of hostas. These range in size from miniature to giant and sport various shades of … [Read more...] about Hosta & Rhododendron
Annual Garden
Like that in all the formal gardens at Skylands, the layout of this garden has not been changed from the original design. It is the only garden at … [Read more...] about Annual Garden
Summer Garden
This lovely little garden was originally the site of a rose garden. Air stagnation caused by the yew hedges made maintenance difficult, and the roses … [Read more...] about Summer Garden
Moraine Garden
New Jersey is home to many moraines, deposits of rock left behind by melting glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age. Mr. Lewis created this … [Read more...] about Moraine Garden