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Gardens Maintained by The Neshanic Garden Club



Sensory Garden



Ann Van Middlesworth Park- Pleasant View Road, Hillsborough



Used as a quiet retreat for the public, this garden is part of an extensive community recreation complex.


The Sensory Garden is a four-season garden with lovely blooms from Spring flowering plants such as: Helleborus, Daffodil, Forsythia, continuing with Iris, and Astilbe.

Then continuing into Summer with: Spider plant, Marigold, Zinnia, Coneflower, Monarda and Roses. Autumn color is accented by: Verbena, Teri aster, Chrysanthemum ‘sheffield’, Canna, and Goldenrod.


There are plants to attract pollinators, including two types of milkweeds for the butterflies.

These attractive flowers and bushes are least tempting to the deer herds that live in the park.

White pine and English Laurel provide a peaceful backdrop to the Winter snows.


Club members maintain the garden from April through October every Monday from 8-10 am.






Gazebo Garden



Hillsborough Municipal Building 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough Social Service and Health Department Entrance



Located at one of the busiest entrances to the Hillsborough Municipal Building, this garden is seen and enjoyed by all who come to the Health and Social Services Departments and the Township Court. The garden is blessed in the spring with daffodils, in the summer with colorful annuals and perennials, and in the autumn with beautiful fall colors provided by chrysanthemums. The gazebo serves as a wedding ceremony location for local citizens with the mayor officiating. Club members maintain the garden on Tuesdays at 9 am as scheduled, unless otherwise noted.



Blue Star Memorial



Beekman Road side of the Hillsborough Municipal Building near Veterans Way



Dedicated Memorial Day, 2021, this garden was created around the Blue Star Memorial which was installed in the autumn of 2020 and dedicated Memorial Day, 2021. The memorial is brightened with daffodils for the Spring, red geranium, white vinca and blue ageratum flowers for the Summer, and colorful Chrysanthemums for the Autumn. Wreaths are hung for Memorial Day and the 4th of July. Additionally, four dogwood trees were planted around the memorial, and two benches were placed in front for some to rest and enjoy the view. Club members maintain the garden on Tuesdays at 10 am as scheduled, unless otherwise noted.



Senior Nutrition Center



339 South Branch Road, Hillsborough



Senior citizens and all who come to the Center for meals, recreation, conversation, and companionship enjoy this therapeutic garden. The garden features herbs, plantings and seasonal vegetables in raised beds making for easier maintenance. The garden is maintained by Seniors under the guidance and direction of the garden club.



The Station House



412 Olive Street, Neshanic Station



This garden enhances the entrance to a community meeting facility used by many local organizations and the entrance to the local public library. A combination of trees, perennials and flowering annual plantings frame the entryway to this local landmark. This garden is maintained by club members on the second and fourth Tuesday from 8-9:30 am from April-October.



The Neshanic Garden Club works cooperatively with and is grateful for the involvement and support of the Branchburg and Hillsborough Township Municipal Departments who, depending on location, mulch the gardens, provide sprinklers for watering, complete heavy earth-moving services, and maintain the gardens’ landscape.



Neshanic Garden Club

The Station House

412 Olive Street

Neshanic Station, NJ