Thursday, August 27, 2015

Avis Campbell Garden


Avis Campbell Garden, located in Montclaire, New Jersey, is a lovely well-kept secret. It is hidden in the back yard of the United Way building next to the Montclaire library. If you weren't paying attention, you wouldn't even know it was there. The garden is maintained by volunteers of the Garden Club of Montclaire. It contains a rose garden, herb garden and a walled English style garden with a small fountain in the center.

There are a few benches placed around the garden, so visitors can just relax and enjoy the scenery.

The gardens are open from dawn to dusk. Admission is free.  

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    1. Yes. It's always fun to stumble upon one of those.

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  2. very nifty and I like that volunteers care for it. Good find! You are the Sherlock Holmes of gardens

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  3. Very pleasant. Makes me think of the Huntington Gardens in California.

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    1. The Huntington Gardens in California are beautiful. This garden is much smaller.

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    1. The illustrator, Charu Jain, did a really nice job with it.

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  5. I'd love to visit a place like this. I never found anything like it in Michigan. There are a few places here in Iowa.

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    1. There are some nice gardens in Michigan. I'll have to post a few so you can go visit them.

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  6. That's the kind of place that I like to find at lunchtime if I can! It would great for any office workers nearby!
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