Can you smell that? The lilacs are in bloom, bringing a sweet scent into the air. And they’re not alone: the outside world is filled with the flowers of spring, including cherry blossoms, magnolias, daffodils, tulips, chickweed and, of course, purple violets, New Jersey’s state flower.
You can find them in parks, on town streets, in gardens and more. And if you want to spend some dedicated time with beautiful cultivated and wildflowers, consider visiting one of the many New Jersey gardens and arboretums. Middlesex County is home to Buccleuch Mansion Gardens and Frank G. Helyar Woods and Rutgers Gardens, both located in New Brunswick, while Union County has Cedar Brook Park and Shakespeare Garden in Plainfield, Henry Chatfield Memorial Garden in Roselle, and Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit. Find a garden or arboretum near you.
New Jersey is home to some truly magnificent flora, and offers the unique opportunity to connect with nature found in few other places. In fact, the state is even home to a rare, tiny five-petaled yellow wildflower called “Hammond’s yellow spring beauties,” that’s found in a meadow along the Kittatinny ridge in Sussex County — and that grows nowhere else in the world. The Garden State, indeed!
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