Gardens to Visit: A New Jersey Gem

 

photo: Linwood Arboretum

I'd never heard of Linwood Arboretum in New Jersey until I read Anne Raver's article about it last week in the New York Times (read it here).

Just a little southeast of Atlantic City, close to the coast (although it suffered only slight damage from Hurricane Sandy), it's one acre filled with unusual plants, many of which you've probably never seen.

 

It was started only about five years ago, and one of its great benefactors is Allen Lacy, the former garden columnist who lives just down the street.  If Allen Lacy was involved, then it's a place you definitely want to visit. And if you don't have any of his classic books, you can still get hold of some of them on Amazon.  Highly recommended.  And dont' hesitate to read the NYT article.