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NNJ (P) - Horticulture and History Group Tour at Reeves-Reed Arboretum (10:45am ET)

When:

Tuesday, June 14, 2022, 10:45 AM until 12:30 PM

Where:

Reeves Reed Arboretum
165 Hobart Avenue
Summit, NJ 07901

Donna Ward(s):

Donna Ward

Category:

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Registration is required

Payment In Full In Advance Only

Please plan to be at the arboretum by 10:45 AM. Enter through the automatic main gate and proceed to the parking lot at the end of the driveway. All group tours depart from Wisner House. Our docent will meet us there.

Capacity:

Available Slots:

Active members

$10.00

Member Guest - another member

$15.00

Registrants

A 60-minute guided group walking tour to experience the beauty, diversity and horticultural significance of Reeves-Reed Arboretum. The tour includes seasonal bloom highlights, heirloom trees, historic garden areas, outdoor sculpture, and a visit to Colonial Revival home built in 1889.After the tour, participants are welcome to explore the woodland trails on your own.

Reeves Reed Arboretum is listed on the National and State Registers of historic places. Its estate and gardens represent prominent landscape architects of the late 19th and early 20th century. It offers 13.5 acres of beauty, including historic and contemporary gardens and six acres of woodland forest. Learn about the area's connection to the Revolutionary Ward and Lenni Lenape Indians, as well as the Wisners, the founding family of the arboretum and the Reeves and Read families.