Rutgers Gardens Potting Shed
previous / nextThere is a wonderful hidden treasure located right here in Central NJ on the Cook College Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick. It is the Rutgers Gardens, a beautifully maintained 50 acres of wonderful gardens. It was established in the 1930's as an outdoor classroom for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and has continued to expand ever since.
The gardens are open to the public from 8:30 AM til dusk year round and it is just a beautiful place that I highly recommend to any garden enthusiast or just anyone who wants to stroll around in a beautiful setting. The gardens are free to the public but do offer guided tours at nominal cost.
I did not know about these gardens myself until a couple of weeks ago when Mark told me about them. (How could he keep such a secret!) I am so glad I know about them now and I plan to go back often. They promise to be beautiful all year round from what I could see on my brief visit there.
This is a shot of a little gift shop called "The Potting Shed" which is located at the gardens. I didn't have the chance to go in and I'm not even sure it was open when I was there on Election day. We went there to pick up Russell in order to take him to vote with us. While waiting for him to get out of class we took a quick ride through and strolled around near the gift shop. It was a rainy day and we didn't have a lot of time to explore as much as I would have liked so I will definitely have to go back soon to have a better look around. I think I might go back this weekend...weather permitting.
For more information visit their website here.
A note to my friends who use Pixel Post based blogs...it seems that all my attempts to comment on your wonderful sites recently are getting rejected and flagged as SPAM...I have brought it to the attention of some of you. I don't want you to think I don't come there anymore I just cannot comment any longer. I hope whatever the issue is it gets straightened out soon.
Technical Details:
NIKON D700
Tokina 80-200mm f2.8
1/160 second
F/4.5
ISO 250
80 mm
The gardens are open to the public from 8:30 AM til dusk year round and it is just a beautiful place that I highly recommend to any garden enthusiast or just anyone who wants to stroll around in a beautiful setting. The gardens are free to the public but do offer guided tours at nominal cost.
I did not know about these gardens myself until a couple of weeks ago when Mark told me about them. (How could he keep such a secret!) I am so glad I know about them now and I plan to go back often. They promise to be beautiful all year round from what I could see on my brief visit there.
This is a shot of a little gift shop called "The Potting Shed" which is located at the gardens. I didn't have the chance to go in and I'm not even sure it was open when I was there on Election day. We went there to pick up Russell in order to take him to vote with us. While waiting for him to get out of class we took a quick ride through and strolled around near the gift shop. It was a rainy day and we didn't have a lot of time to explore as much as I would have liked so I will definitely have to go back soon to have a better look around. I think I might go back this weekend...weather permitting.
For more information visit their website here.
A note to my friends who use Pixel Post based blogs...it seems that all my attempts to comment on your wonderful sites recently are getting rejected and flagged as SPAM...I have brought it to the attention of some of you. I don't want you to think I don't come there anymore I just cannot comment any longer. I hope whatever the issue is it gets straightened out soon.
Technical Details:
NIKON D700
Tokina 80-200mm f2.8
1/160 second
F/4.5
ISO 250
80 mm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
News:
This photo of the Bucknell Football field is a 2 page feature photo in the Fall 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.
This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.
News:
This photo of the Bucknell Football field is a 2 page feature photo in the Fall 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.
This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-ABOUT ME- -LINKS- -HOME- -CONTACT-
As of July 2008 I have decided to post the same photos on "Parallel Universe" as I do here. It has become too complicated to maintain two different photoblogs on a regular basis. Feel free to visit "Parallel Universe" and look through the portfolio/archives since there are quite a few photos there that were never posted here. I will continue to post on both since each one gets different viewers. I have also changed the title of Parallel Universe to Capture This Photography 2.
-ABOUT ME- -LINKS- -HOME- -CONTACT-
posted by Laurie at 12:00 AM
23 Comments:
sweet. love the autumn colors.
a magic garden!
i'd keep this info in mind when i visit this place then.. :D thanks!
Neat little shed surrounded by beautiful fall colors. It looks like a very nice spot to visit with your camera.
Une adorable petite maison ...
A cool little house. I like all of the fall colors in the background behind it.
This is obviously a well maintained building with its fresh look. What a nice thing to discover this resource with all the possibilities for pictures. Very nice shot.
a fairytale place ! awesome environment.
The building goes perfect with the autumn colors in the background.
The little gift shop is simply beautiful.
And the Garden so wonderful I love the colors Laurie.
Very nice work!
Grz Sien
What a peaceful place to live! The colors on the background trees are wonderful!
This one is gorgeous, Laurie! A well maintained structure - with the plants and fallen leaves. The beautiful fall colours on the trees. Just wonderful!!
nice work ... wonderful colours.
Really strong and almost a bit majestic looking image! Very nice contrast between the straight lines of the house and the colorful surrounding.
such beautiful textures and colors in the foliage
Love when I discover a new garden. Happy shooting!
Beautiful garden! My eyes perked up when I saw this!
That is a cute little house...
beautiful contest
Its very beautiful. I like the point of view.
Sounds like a fascinating garden. Too bad you couldn't go into the little shop. I think it looks intriging.
Wonderful clear photo with beautiful tones. Love the autumn colors. Great work.
I love Rutgers Gardens. We live nearby, in Highland Park. We've gone nearly every year except this one; life gets too busy with three kids! You got there when the foliage was at its peak! I must go again in the spring and take photos. Somewhere, I have one of Rutgers Gardens in the middle of winter, with lots of snow.
Post a Comment
<< Home