This weekend was very nice on Saturday here, then not so nice on Sunday. We took advantage of the weather Saturday with a trip to the Van Vleck House, in New Jersey.
It is an old mansion with amazing gardens. It is in a town without a lot of land, so the gardens were all the more impressive for the small size. Apparently the family lived here Fall through Spring, with summers spent in Newport or the Hamptons. So all the gardens are geared towards Spring flowers. The rhododendrons had not flowered yet, but most things looked great. Pics below:
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| Obligatory selfie |
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| Eddie just past the blooms of a tree |
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| It's very hard to tell here, but there are 3 different trees blooming with different colors. Purple closest, orange to the left rear and white to the right rear |
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| Me just showing off with portrait mode on my phone |
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| That is the base of a Chinese Wisteria! |
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| The House. the garden in front is being set up for a plant sale. |
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| The "Tennis Court" garden (was a tennis court) - not quite blooming yet |
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