Garden Displays

At the New Jersey Flower & Garden Show. Stroll through display gardens filled with rivers of color and fragrance. Designed by some New Jersey’s most talented designers and professionals, our gardens will be filled with a kaleidoscope of flora and fauna.

2010 Garden Descriptions Coming Soon!. The following are the descriptions of the fabulous display gardens from the 2009 event.

HEART AND SOUL OF THE GARDEN
A screen with a round bamboo window divides a garden of two “rooms.” The passionate side features flowers in hot and steamy reds, yellows and oranges and seating perfect for a lovers’ tryst. The soulful half is a study in moody blues, purples and greens with a soothing fountain to create an aura of calm contemplation.

Created by students of the Landscape Architecture Department at Rutgers University under the guidance of Bruce Crawford, director of Rutgers Gardens in New Brunswick.
Designer: Rutgers Gardens
Company: Rutgers Gardens
Address: 112 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 732-932-8451
Website: www.rutgersgardens.com

GREEN GROWS THE GARDEN
Eco-conscious practices are highlighted in a backyard setting that features a rainbow of brilliant tulips, daffodils, crape myrtle and hydrangeas combined with colorful native plants designed to attract butterflies and hummingbirds. In the vegetable patch, a cornucopia of edible delights. Underneath it all, a reverence for healthy soil.

Created by the N.J. Conservation Partnership, an alliance of the Natural Resource Conservation Service and the Association of Soil Conservation Districts, supported by the state Department of Agriculture.

Designer: New Jersey Conservation Partnership/Bill Brash
Address: 508 Hughes Drive, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
Phone: 609-586-9603

ARBOR DAYS
A screen of witch hazel and cherry trees and a dense thicket of evergreens make this pretty and practical garden a secluded hideaway among the flowers. Picture yourself tucked under the arbor with a small pond at either hand and a view of blooming roses, daylilies, coreopsis and phlox. It’s a perfect place to while away a summer afternoon.

Created by Chris Zinna of Growing Concern, a full-service landscape and maintenance company based in Cranbury that serves corporate and municipal clients as well as residential customers.

Contractor: Growing Concern Inc.
Address: PO Box 579, Cranbury, NJ 08512
Phone: 609-409-2701
Website: www.growing-concern.com

EASTERN TRAJECTORY
Ease your mind into the meditative spirit of the East. An imposing stone pagoda, crowned with a serene statue of the Buddha, and a pool featuring a pair of bronze cranes set the mood in a garden inspired by Asian culture. The curving path invites movement through a landscape where cherry trees form a lacy canopy overhead. A carpet of color-splashed foliage and a panorama of cheerful spring bulbs and perennials take you directly to the heart of spring.

Created by Ken Selody of Atlock Farm in Somerset, offering “cool plants,” including 140 coleus varieties, inspiring display gardens, and garden design services.

Company: Atlock Flower Farm
Address: 545 Weston Canal Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873
Phone: (732)356-3373
Website: www.atlockfarm.com

COLOR YOUR WORLD
Enter a compact garden setting through lit pillars. Everything is included to make your backyard your retreat. A patio surrounded by blooming flowers, a trickling pond enclosed by a stone wall makes this setting complete and an option for any New Jersey backyard.

Created by Richard Eible of RA Landscaping & Design, a full service landscape company located in North Plainfield. We service residential and commercial properties as well as condominium communities.

Company: RA Landscaping & Design, LLC
Address:210 Rock Ave. North Plainfield, NJ
Phone: 732.926.8843
Website: www.ralandscapingdesign.com

WATER WORLD
Against a painted backdrop of Japanese mountains, a stream tumbles down a waterfall, flows under a bridge and spills into a pond where jewel-toned koi swim. This garden combines Japanese elements with contemporary American design.

Created by Chris Tallarico of CT Aquascapes, an Ocean Township firm that builds custom ponds and other backyard water features.

Company: CT Aquascapes
Address: 8 Mallard Lane, Ocean, NJ 07712
Phone: 732-768-3032
Website: www.njpondguy.com

FOUR SEASONS OF COLOR
"While some gardens are designed for specific seasons, many landscapes are viewed all year long. Stroll through a series of garden rooms designed to accent the wide array of colors available to the creative gardener during all 12 months. It is a colorful world all year long!"

Created by Dominick Mondi of Mondi Designs a landscape designer specializing in custom designed landscape plans for the discerning homeowner and Samir Farhat of Precisionscapes a maintenance and build contractor with a emphasis on professionalism and customer service.

Designer: Dominick Mondi
Company: Mondi Designs
Address: PO Box 81
Marlton, NJ 08053
Phone: 609.495.5884
Website: www.mondidesigns.com

RETREAT TO NATURE
Looking for a tranquil escape from everyday drudgery? Shed your worries in this serene garden retreat where meandering paths thread through a bounty of flowers and lead to elegant, secluded pergola. If this garden were yours, you could sit back, take in nature’s beauty…and relax at last.

Created by Amato’s Garden Center of Monmouth Junction, a family-run company that operates a six-acre nursery and specializes in classic garden designs, installed by expert staff. It has one of the most extensive plant material selections in central Jersey.

Designer: Amatos Garden Center/Anthony Amato
Address: 45 Deans Rhode Hall Rd., Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852
Phone: 732.297.6790
Website: www.amatosgardencenter.com

RAINWATER HARVESTING
GROUNDS KEEPER is excited to showcase this eco-friendly outdoor garden room emphasizing the capturing of rainwater for future use in our gardens. Our rainwater harvesting system and pondless water feature, along with our bubbling urn sitting on permeable pavers will both be a delight to not only see and hear, but to learn how they work. The beauty of our unique container garden creates a wonderful sense of enclosure for relaxing and entertaining. As you stroll through our “room”, we hope you enjoy our carefully selected plant material as much as we do. The “exotics”, some of which are surprisingly hardy plants, can be enjoyed in all of our outdoor spaces with the right attention to their needs.

Our staff is looking forward to your visit and any questions you have about the small efforts we can all make in conserving water in the garden.

Created by GROUNDS KEEPER, since 1973, offering landscape artistry creating naturalistic outdoor living spaces from conception to completion.

Designers:

Craig Termotto, CLA, ASLA
CST Design Group
www.cstdesigngroup.com

Lou-Ann Bock
GROUNDS KEEPER Inc.

Company: GROUNDS KEEPER Inc.
Address: 798 Route 34, Matawan, NJ 07747
Phone: 908.930.5160
Website: www.GroundsKeeperInc1973.com