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Gardens & Farms

Public gardens, working historic farms and waterfront parks where the county slows down.

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6 places

Gardens & Farms · Port Monmouth
Bayshore Waterfront Park
Monmouth County park on Sandy Hook Bay with a fishing pier, about a mile of beach, salt marsh and the early-1700s Seabrook-Wilson House.
Gardens & Farms · Middletown
Deep Cut Gardens
Monmouth County Park System's 54-acre horticultural garden in Middletown, with a renovated rose parterre, a koi pond, greenhouses and a plant library.
Gardens & Farms · Holmdel
Historic Longstreet Farm
Living history farm in Holmdel Park where county staff recreate an 1890s working farm, with a 14-room farmhouse open on weekends and holidays.
Gardens & Farms · Upper Freehold
Historic Walnford
County-run historic mill village on Crosswicks Creek with a 1773 Waln House, a working gristmill and milling demonstrations on weekends.
Gardens & Farms · Holmdel
Holmdel Arboretum (David C. Shaw Arboretum)
A 22-acre collection of trees and shrubs in Holmdel Park, begun in 1963 with 87 trees and now holding nearly 3,000 plants in themed gardens.
Gardens & Farms · Lincroft
Thompson Park
667-acre Monmouth County park in Lincroft on former Brookdale Farm, with 14 miles of trails, Marlu Lake, a theater barn and a creative arts center.

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