Skylands

Sherry Felix

The New Jersey Botanical Gardens at Skylands has a mansion and formal gardens. It is in Passaic County. I like going there because it is lovely and an easy place to walk around and it is very pretty.

  • Pump House, Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Pump House, Skylands 5/2/2021
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  • Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Mansion, Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Mansion, Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Mansion, Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Mansion, Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Mansion, Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Mansion, Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Mansion, Skylands 5/2/2021
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  • Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Skylands 5/2/2021
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  • Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera), Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Wild Greanium (Geranium maculatum), Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Glacial erratic, Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Carpet Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans), Skylands 5/2/2021
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  • Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Skunk Cabbage or Swamp Lantern (Symplocarpus foetidus), Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Common Primrose (Primula vulgaris), Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Common Primrose (Primula vulgaris), Skylands 5/2/2021
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  • White Iris, Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Dogwood, Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Red Trillium, Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Rhododdendron, Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Rhododdendron, Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Daffodil, Skylands 5/2/2021
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  • Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida), Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida), Skylands 5/2/2021
  • White flowering shrub, Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Budda, Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Stone Eagle, Skylands 5/2/2021
  • Stone Eagle, Skylands 5/2/2021

28 thoughts on “Skylands”

  1. Eunice 2021-05-14 / 5:16 pm

    I love the first shot with the pump house and the third shot with all the colours, it’s beautiful 🙂

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    • Sherry Felix 2021-05-16 / 9:31 am

      Thanks Eunice, glad you dropped by.

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  2. shoreacres 2021-05-09 / 9:17 am

    I usually don’t enjoy formal gardens, but I must say I enjoyed the photos of this place. It seems more relaxed, somehow. It was fun to see a familiar face: the little geranium. We have a related native species, Geranium dissectum, that’s almost identical. I especially liked your second photo, showing the variety of trees, and those of the lilacs.

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    • Sherry Felix 2021-05-10 / 8:47 am

      Most of it is not too formal which is why I like it. I have discovered on Wikipedia that there are lots of wild geranium species. 🙂 👋

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  3. Jess@thebookofjess 2021-05-09 / 5:04 am

    This is such a magnificent place. 💛 Thank you for sharing!

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    • Sherry Felix 2021-05-09 / 5:32 am

      Glad you like it. Thanks for dropping by.

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      • Jess@thebookofjess 2021-05-09 / 7:11 am

        Of course. I’ve been away from my blog for months now, and it’s lovely to be back and catching up on all the amazing posts I missed. 💛

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  4. Vicki 2021-05-08 / 10:54 pm

    Love this series of flower shots. Some of them almost look like botanical art paintings.

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    • Sherry Felix 2021-05-09 / 6:17 am

      Thank you Vicki. Using a macro lens helps create that effect.

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  5. Sheila Creighton 2021-05-08 / 3:33 pm

    Wow! Lovely images, Sherry! What a nice place too.

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    • Sherry Felix 2021-05-08 / 5:35 pm

      Thanks Sheila. I worked on them. I appreciate your comments. Critiques are good too.

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  6. Amy 2021-05-08 / 8:26 am

    These buildings are well preserved. I enjoyed the tour.

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    • Sherry Felix 2021-05-08 / 11:15 am

      Thanks Amy. All except for the Pump House look to be in good shape.

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  7. doerfpub 2021-05-07 / 8:14 pm

    Quite a variety of images, nice post!

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    • Sherry Felix 2021-05-08 / 8:20 am

      Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the virtual visit.

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    • Sherry Felix 2021-05-08 / 8:39 am

      Hamilton Gardens looks a bit too formal for me. I prefer wilder looking gardens. I want to see NZ sometime. I enjoyed the Blue Mountains in AU.

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      • Away We Go 2021-05-08 / 10:09 am

        Ah. I see. What I enjoyed about Hamilton is that it was different. It showed the gardens of the world. And Blue Mountains you say? We have a post for that too. 😉

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  9. Dan Antion 2021-05-07 / 8:07 am

    That is such a beautiful place. Thanks for taking us along. the mansion is amazing. I hope they are able to restore/repair the pump house.

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    • Sherry Felix 2021-05-08 / 8:20 am

      They need money to do so. That is why I posted the link. A hole in the roof is bad news.

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      • Dan Antion 2021-05-08 / 9:05 am

        I’ll see what we can do. Thanks for the link. It’s worth saving.

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  10. picpholio 2021-05-07 / 5:22 am

    Thanks for showing us this magnificant garden !
    Have a nice weekend 🙂

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    • Sherry Felix 2021-05-08 / 8:19 am

      It is worth a visit. Pity the rain this weekend spoiled my plans.

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  11. Sue 2021-05-07 / 5:02 am

    What an atmospheric, beautiful place, Sherry

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    • Sherry Felix 2021-05-08 / 8:18 am

      It is and I try to emphasize that in my post processing. 🙂

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      • Sue 2021-05-08 / 8:51 am

        And you succeed!

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  12. derrickjknight 2021-05-07 / 4:48 am

    I can see why you like going there – and you do it justice. The B/Ws work well and the decaying stump is lovely

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    • Sherry Felix 2021-05-08 / 8:16 am

      Thanks Derrick. The stump makes a lovely planter. I recently bought little flowerpots that look like tree stumps.

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