An Artist's Holiday is theme for botanical garden display

RINGWOOD — Historic Skylands Manor in the New Jersey State Botanical Garden will be filled with an extravagant display of holiday décor during New Jersey Botanical Garden’s annual Holiday Open House from November 29 to December 2, 2007. Skylands Manor, a 45-room Tudor-style country estate on Morris Road, was built in the early 1920’s, features historic architectural elements and is an elegant backdrop for this celebration of the season. In keeping the botanical surroundings, the holiday décor features abundant live and dried plants and flowers, richly decorated trees, and elegant appointments, as well as displays created with youngsters in mind. The 2007 decorating theme, is “An Artist’s Holiday.” Individual rooms are decorated by scores of volunteers from northern New Jersey garden clubs, Master Gardener programs, State Park staff, local vendors, Botanical Garden members. NJBG/Skylands Association, the non-profit member organization which supports the gardens, sponsors this annual event. Daytime tours of the NJBG Holiday Open House are available Nov. 29 through Dec. 2, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for children 6-12, and free for children under six. No babystrollers allowed. Group tours are also available by appointment. The last tour begins at 4 p.m. For more information call 973-962-9534 or visit the website at www.njbg.org .