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Cross Estate Gardens, Bernardsville, NJ

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Cross Estate Gardens

Historic formal and native gardens on the New Jersey Brigade site within Morristown National Historical Park.

61 Jockey Hollow Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924 · Bernardsville, NJ

About Cross Estate Gardens

The gardens sit on the Cross Estate, which is part of the New Jersey Brigade encampment site in Morristown National Historical Park. The grounds include formal beds, native plantings, a wisteria-covered pergola, and a mountain laurel walk. A nonprofit foundation runs the gardens in partnership with the National Park Service, and volunteers keep them up, meeting on Wednesday mornings from April through November. Visitors can see a plant sale, talks, and garden tours offered at certain times of year. Some areas were fenced off after a fallen tree damaged the pergola and walls, and restoration work was underway.

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