Leaming's Run Gardens
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Leaming's Run Gardens are flower garden
s located at 1845 US Route 9 North, Swainton
, in Middle Township
, New Jersey
. The gardens are open daily, May 15th - October 20th. An admission fee is charged.
The gardens were designed and created by Jack and Emily Aprill and children, and opened to the public in 1977. At present, Leaming's Run Gardens claims to be the largest annual flower
garden in the United States
. It consists of the following gardens: Blue and Red Garden, Blue and White garden, Celosia
Garden, Down Jersey Garden (heat-loving plants), English Cottage Garden, Hibiscus
Garden, Orange Garden, Pink Garden, Red and White Garden, Reflection Garden, Serpentine Garden (red salvia
), Shades of Rose Garden (rose
s underplanted with rose-colored flowers), Sweetheart Garden (pinks and purple), and Yellow Garden.
Flower garden
A flower garden is any garden where flowers are grown for decorative purposes. Because flowers bloom at varying times of the year, and some plants are annual, dying each winter, the design of flower gardens can take into consideration to maintain a sequence of bloom and even of consistent color...
s located at 1845 US Route 9 North, Swainton
Swainton, New Jersey
Swainton is an unincorporated area in Cape May County, New Jersey. It is part of the Ocean City metropolitan area. Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway are major roads of Swainton. Avalon is the coastal town directly across from Swainton, connected by Avalon Boulevard. Swainton is home to Sand...
, in Middle Township
Middle Township, New Jersey
Middle Township is a township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 16,405....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. The gardens are open daily, May 15th - October 20th. An admission fee is charged.
The gardens were designed and created by Jack and Emily Aprill and children, and opened to the public in 1977. At present, Leaming's Run Gardens claims to be the largest annual flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
garden in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It consists of the following gardens: Blue and Red Garden, Blue and White garden, Celosia
Celosia
Celosia is a small genus of edible and ornamental plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek word κηλος , meaning "burned," and refers to the flame-like flower heads. Species are commonly known as woolflowers, or, if the flower heads are crested by...
Garden, Down Jersey Garden (heat-loving plants), English Cottage Garden, Hibiscus
Hibiscus
Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is quite large, containing several hundred species that are native to warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world...
Garden, Orange Garden, Pink Garden, Red and White Garden, Reflection Garden, Serpentine Garden (red salvia
Salvia
Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, with approximately 700-900 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. It is one of several genera commonly referred to as sage. When used without modifiers, sage generally refers to Salvia officinalis ; however, it is...
), Shades of Rose Garden (rose
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
s underplanted with rose-colored flowers), Sweetheart Garden (pinks and purple), and Yellow Garden.
See also
- New Jersey botanical gardens