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Savor a warm cup of tea in an authentic Japanese tea house, linger at the edge of a lily pond, follow hummingbirds from flower to flower - Jersey Shore's botanical gardens are guaranteed to please both gardening gurus and travelers whose thumbs are anything but green.
From the northern reaches of the New Jersey shore in Middletown, south through Lakewood and Barnegat Light to the southern tip of New Jersey, near Cape May there are pleasant gardens worth a relaxing visit.
Deep Cut Gardens
Besides being a valuable source of inspiration and information to home gardeners, the Deep Cut Gardens feature Butterflies and Hummingbirds. Located off the Garden State Parkway, exit 114 at Middletown.
Sister Mary Grace Burns Arboretum
Georgian Court University , located in Lakewood, off the Garden State Parkway, exit 91 is the site of George Jay Gould's estate. The entire campus is an Arboretum, named after the chairperson of the biology department, none other than Sister Mary Grace Burns. The five gardens span the range from an authentic Japanese Garden to local Pine Barrens flora.
Edith Duff Gwinn Gardens
Visitors to Long Beach Island, accessible off the Garden State Parkway exit 63, can combine a visit to the Barnegat Light Historical Society Museum with some time in the compact garden in the museum grounds.
Leamings Run Gardens
Travelers heading all the way down to Leamings Run Gardens in Swainton, which claims to have the largest collections of annuals in the United States.
Botanical Gardens in Atlantic City, Wildwood, Cape May, New Jersey Shore
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