Duke Gardens
1.7/5 (3 ratings)-
Photograph © Duke Farms
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Photograph © Duke Farms
Gardenvisit Editorial
Doris Duke spent 50 years making the gardens. There are 11 garden rooms, each devoted to a different style, including a Chinese Garden, a Mughal Garden, an Italian Garden, an English Garden and a Japanese Garden. Clearly it is a prime example of the Mixed Style advanced by Humprhry Repton and inadvertently promoted by JC Loudon's Encyclopedia of Gardening. There were originally 35 fountains, of which 7 remain. There are also 9 lakes at Dukes Farms. The gardens have been open to the public since 1964. Duke Gardens begins a 2 year program of renovation from May 2008.
Address - 80 Route 206 South, Hillsborough, New Jersey, USA, NJ 08844
Website - Visit the Duke Gardens website
Website - Visit the Duke Gardens website
Local Hotels
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Days Inn Hillsborough (1km away)
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Hampton Inn Somerset (6km away)
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Fairfield Inn & Suites Somerset (6km away)
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Holiday Inn Somerset-Bridgewater (6km away)
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Staybridge Suites-Somerset (6km away)
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Homewood Suites by Hilton Somerset (7km away)
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Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Somerset (7km away)
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Candlewood Suites-Somerset (7km away)
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Recent Reviews
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4 months ago
Anonymous said
The once glorious gardens created by Doris Duke were destroyed in May, 2008. Don't bother visiting this place.
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over 3 years ago
Anonymous said
The Indoor Display Gardens tour is no longer available.
The gardens have been closed in preparation for the creation of new environmentally-friendly indoor and outdoor gardens that will open to the public in 2010.
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over 3 years ago
Anonymous said
THE ONCE MAGNIFICANT INDOOR GARDEN IS NOW CLOSED FOR GOOD.
THE OUTSIDE PROPERTY IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR TOUR THOUGH NO GARDENS.(1.0/5)
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