Rutgers Gardens

Helyar Woods in Rutgers Gardens at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Rutgers Gardens (130 acres) is the official botanical garden of Rutgers University, located on the outskirts of Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, at 112 Log Cabin Road, North Brunswick, New Jersey, 08902. The grounds include 60 acres of designed beds, specialty gardens, tree and shrub collections, lawns, and walking paths, and the adjoining 70-acre Frank G. Helyar Woods.[1] The gardens are open year-round, without fee, and feature horticultural collections arranged in garden settings. In 2017 it was granted landmark status by the American Society for Horticultural Science.[2]

  1. ^ History, Rutgers Gardens. Accessed September 24, 2007. "They are located just east of U.S. Route 1. The entrance is from Ryders Lane in New Brunswick, New Jersey."
  2. ^ "Rutgers Gardens Gets National Award". NJTV. April 4, 2017.