Where Have All The Flowers Gone?

I lived at Duke Farms for a very short time in 1968. The farm was such a pretty place.I have been back to the farm a few times but never to the garden. Am looking forward to revisit. I grew up on Miss Dukes Estate in Newport Rhode Island. Have been back to Rough Point many times. Each time brings back memories of Miss Duke and her guests.
Linda

My partner (Rod) and I just returned today (Sunday) from a trip to Duke Farm and was deeply disappointed at the condition of the property. Although the woman at the Welcome Center was informative and polite; it was apparent that she and the gentleman at the entrance gate (the only two officials I saw the entire day)were as depressed as I at the run down condition. The walking tour (only option available to visitors) was unimpressive and boring. After 15 minutes, my partner and I returned to our car and drove back to Virginia. We should have expected this, as there were only 3 other cars in the parking lot and the broken down Tour bus parked on the grass. Pity they couldn't have kept up this property as they have at Rough Point (RI) which was well worth the trip.

Regading another commenters question about the many downed trees - we were told the Foundation was cutting out all "invasive" (not indigenous) vegetaion on the property. Wow - that's a lot of trees - will there be any left?

God bless Will Faison and Sam Pearsall.

I used to live in Hillsborough and would take the road through Ms. Dukes estates every night on the way home from work (off 206). It was always such a peaceful drive home after a long day at work. I would watch the deer along the path. It's a shame that its gone. I've been out of the area for over 20 years now, but still think about it as some of the best sceneary I have every driven through.

Hmmm. It's been a long time since 2008. Time to update the above paragraph people. I'm very disappointed and had hoped to read info at least from 2010. My husband and I were planning to come for a visit. What's to see of the gardens now?

I am appalled that the management of the estate has killed off all the deer. Doris Duke is probably rolling over in her grave. I had called the attorneys in charge of her estate a few years ago to see why they were allowing all the hunting on the estate and I just about got hung up on. The people were rude and definately didn't want to answer any questions. They just said that they had the right to thin out the deer population. They never admitted to the fact that they we going to kill off all the deer. They said that the deer population was keeping the different species of birds away from the estate that found refuge there. The entire estate is not keeping to her wishes. They are running amuck with the property. First the greenhouses, then the barn, now the gardens. I have only lived here 9 years but I ride on Dukes Parkway almost everyday and am truly saddened by the changes going on .

My name is Henry Totten. I was raised on Duke Farms. I grew up and worked on the farm until i was 20yrs. old. I'm the oldest of 7. We lived in the fisrt house on the left of the cow barn. I have so many menmores. I met Doris Duke so many times. She would stop by the cow barn while i was milking. We would talk for awhile. There are people i went to school with that would come over and go fishing or swimming in mermaid pool. My friends would say what a nice place i lived at. I would love to bring my wife out there. And show her where i grew up. I've seen pictures of what is going on at cow barn. I can't believe that they tore down so many things around the place. What a shame . I told my wife after watching the movie of Dores Duke. I said there goes the farm to hell.

I checked into this site to find out how to plan a weekend excursion from Baltimore to the famous gardens (my 85 yr old mother had never seen them)that we had not had the opportunity to see...wow, this is such a disappointment. Not sure we need to travel that far to see an environmental compound. Where is the romance of the garden?

Why are they cutting down a lot of trees along Doris Duke
west?

I was there years ago - loved it and wanted to bring a group. Now I see it's gone. Hopefully will be back, bigger and better.

I have never been to the Duke Estate but after reading so much about Ms. Doris Duke and her love of the beautiful things given to us by God and Nature, how can anyone feel good about the way her wishes have been totally ignored and that the monies she left to be certain her projects were maintained for future generation have been put to such a great use by the court appointed administrators. I am sure that they have not lost one red cent in their great management. tsk tsk shame on all of you for your greedy and non caring attitudes.
MAYBE MS. DORIS WILL HAUNT YOU IN YOUR DAYS TO COME.

MY HUSBAND AND I LOVED GOING TO DORIS DUKES GARDEN EVERY YEAR. WE HOPE SOMETHING CHANGES AND THEY BRING IT BACK THE WAY IT WAS!!

Everyone should calm down. The old greenhouse building was inefficient and bad environmentally. It could only be used for a portion of the year because it would get too hot during the summer. The new building will be more environmentally safe and able to be used year round. They are allowing some of the grounds of the estate to go back to a more natural state...it is not lack of maintenance, but a deliberate part of the plan. This is not about money but trying to best carry out Doris' wishes. I am a resident of Hillsborough and drive through the estate everyday.

My girlfriend and I just got back from Duke "gardens". It is sad. It is completly run down. The greenhouses are empty. For some odd reason the are still having tours of the grounds which are a wreck. It looks like the bare minimum is being done around the walking path. For a place that I thought was supposed to reopen this coming spring it looks like no actual work has happened. It was just depressing. What a shame. It used to be amazing.

Doris Duke was our neighbor growing up in Raritan/Somerville NJ. My mom would get all the news on Doris Duke's comings and goings on the farm from the newspapers. Our first home was in the old Frulinghusen mansion on Somerset St. in Raritan a hope skip and a jump from the Duke farm. I was told to keep off the Duke estate property which was just over the bridge on Canal St. because Doris had doberman pincers and they were nasty dogs, we had a chihuhua at the time. One day I did wander anyway onto the estate which was I remember dark, woodsy and full of trees at the time, but turned around quickly when I remembered what I was told about the dogs. The state and national register of historic places did a fine job of restoring the Frelinghusen estate which now houses the Raritan public library so I'm sure the Duke estate restoration will probably become another historical asset to Somerset County and the state of NJ. That's if they restore and not tear down the owner's creativity and hard work.

Why are so many people money hungry?? to take this dream away from Doris Duke, thay she herself left to all to enjoy Gods beauty, I and my family were their many time , it is the most beautiful place I'v every been in New Jersey!!!!!! so sad for heartless people to tear it down for money, and spend more money to bule something else, what a shame, SHAME on You heartless money hungry people!!
MR and Mrs Mc and Family

maybe the state of Nj could take over to save this gem for the common man.

Who killed all the Deer at Duke's??? I went today and they are all gone. Doris would be upset.

I heard her accounatant ripped off the estate when she was dying, getting her to sign off on things.

I was informed today the gardens were going to close and that they are going to use some of the estate for offices. I am very disappointed because. I was told the gardens as well as the estate was an amazing site. I did some reading about her life and found out she was an strange yet interesting woman. I'm sure she never would have want to change the estate and would have try to preserver it all.

ARE ANY of these comments being answered? I would like to know what happened to the contents of the displays... for example, the bonsai display... which constitute historical content. Certain plants are now protected by law (cacti) or are unavailable because their habitat have been destroyed. Are they now lost? OR...
Have the contents been auctioned off on dBay to pay for the "improvements" being planned?
PLEASE REPLY TO MY E-mail address.

What a shame--acres and acres. Do you really have to close the entire facility. That doesn't seem fair. In addition to depriving the public to the gardens, you stop all income to sustain the place,too. I don't think that is what Doris Duke had in mind, honestly.
Some responses to this action, feel it is closed for a few years, others seem to think you can still view partial parts. Which is correct? Please let me know.

I visited Duke Gardens in elementary school and it was so much fun. It was like my favorite class trip. I was so sad to hear about its closing. It was an educational class trip but was fun at the same time. It is very important to make learning fun so I feel the closing of Duke Gardens is a mistake.

We're hopeful that the decisionmakers for the Duke estate have the wisdom to be true to those who made these gardens possible, and the heart to appreciate their passion in creating the gardens' beauty.

Still hope to see the lovely indoor gardens in the next couple years.

What is the current status of the estate. Is the estate open to the public? If so, what are the visiting hours and dates.

I seem to have gotten the a different message from the announcement than most responders. Is the "old" garden actually being destroyed? I understood that new components are being added along with a different way for visitors to tour the Duke property. Actual destruction of the garden would be mind-boggling to me If I understtood that to be the case. I spent 3 summers on the estate working during my college years and was fascinated by each visit to the gardes, which I did often. I am hoping that folks have interpreted this announce incorrectly.

I was thrilled to find out that the gardens were still in existence, only to be saddened to hear that they are being moved. I recall going there several times as a child and the gardens left a profound effect on my life, making me aware of the sensitive balance of our ecology, as well as the glory that is in nature. While I can appreciate that there must be a great expense involved in maintaing the gardens, it was Miss Duke's desire for the gardens to be constructed as they were, with her specific planning for their format. The purpose of her foundation was, in part, to continue the work of making people more aware of nature. Whatever the issue, when the gardens are moved they should be recreated in their new location in exactly the same manner which Miss Duke chose for their layout. To alter them in any way would destroy both their beauty and their lesson.

I have seen these extraordinarily beautiful gardens, and for someone to move them around is just wrong! Why can't they be left as is?? They are stunning, and something personal that Doris herself has done? Why are you messing with beauty & perfection? There isn't another in this state like it!
It's not broken why do you feel you have to fix it!?
This board of "Trustees" is making the worst mistake ever. After 43 years......WHY?!?!?
The almighty buck! and NO heart! Doris is still being taken advantage of!
:^(

I just recently researched the story of Doris Duke & how people just "used" her for her money. Please do not destroy the wonderful gardens she created in honor of her father. If she were alive today, it looks like people are still mean to her. Give Doris Duke the dignity and honor she deserves for her kind generosity and knack of making things more beautiful! New Jersey people, unite and save these beautiful gardens, I do hope the trustees and governor reconsider destroying them!

Please save the gardens for all to enjoy. I think that is what Doris would want.

....And so, as all can see, why bother with comments? They are going to do as they damn well please!

.....And once more the words to the song ring true, ".....you don't know what you have till it's gone. They paved paradise to put up a parking lot."

What a shame. The power of the dollar!!
Greed is destroying the Amazon forest and making beautiful animals extinct and anything else that isn't protected by law. Hell, even some that ARE protected are not being respected either.

And trams, too! The beautiful gift is now to be turned into an amusement park.
I am wondering if anyone on the board is willing to let someone destroy their home site so we can have another park or garden, or even a parking lot. Come to think of it, they are all rich and as long as the public is PAYING why not? They'll just build elsewhere!

AS ALLWAYS SOMBODY IS GOING TO MAKE A HUGE PROFIT AND DESTROY SOMETHING GREAT

Rather than work to preserve and improve something that has given a lot of people pleasure for 43 years, the "committee" that runs the Foundation has chosen to sink to the Lowest Common (Politically Correct) Denominator, and jump on the "Green"-"Sustainable"-blah-blah bandwagon. What a shame!

I too am deepley sad about the closing of Dukes Garderns...please let me know any new information.

Thank You,
Susan Mennell

PS. The tram rail...how tacky!

I am from Piscataway. I am both saddened and outraged! I have boarded my horse on the Duke property for over 23 years....my first horse for over 6 yrs and now my present horse for over 17yrs....this horse is 80% blind and now we are told that the lease for Ron David is not being renewed. I have to find somewhere else or put her down......what kind of an ultimatum is that???? The Board of Trustees (every one of them)is both cruel and heartless. Why dishonor Doris Duke's wishes in her will and destroy the gardens.....I have seen the beauty and now the ugliness of this property....imagine...running a tram throughout the woods.......are you crazy????? This property is a haven for deer, foxes, and other beautiful wildlife....when I first came there,I couldn't believe Ms Duke was so kind as to drop bales of hay from planes for the deer and grow field corn for them to hide in......whatever happened to her desire to "save both flora and fauna"???? How dare you all sit in your offices behind your desks and make such awful decisions....have any of you ever once walked through those woods? My 1st horse & I could ride through the woods to the Raritan River....beautiful! What are you planning for the little cemetary on River Road???? Do you plan to dig up the remains and move them also????? You all seem to have absolutely no respect, except for the almighty dollar. This is one more reason that people should want to get out of New Jersey....the "unknowing, uncaring decision-makers" just keep making it worse for those who care about the beauty of nature........I'm just glad I don't have money....I know no one would fight over my will and destroy my wishes......you people (Board)are hateful, money loving, monsters......and I hope no one ever visits your new endeavor...I pray that it fails miserably........you deserve nothing more than that..

Unless there are safety factors involved, I don't understand why any kind of changing or destroying of these beautiful gardens should ever be made. This was the Duke's gift to the public. Why should any board or anyone decide it's not good enough?

After reading about Duke Gardens for the first time as the news of their closing came out, I rushed down to see them. I arrived on a beautiful day worthy of a stroll both indoors and out. But the processional walk through each greenhouse gallery of different gardens was uniquely special. Doris Duke's oasis of joy deserves to be preserved for all time. No green replacement can equal what is already here. Plenty of green installations are coming that will be the new masterpieces of our era. Let them turn into that! But don't destroy something irreplaceable that already exists. Don't tear down the cathedral of Doris Duke!

It's an outrage that these beautiful gardens are being destroyed simply on the whim of a board of highly-paid and privileged people. They can travel when and wherever they like and see natural wonders in their country of origin. Most of us cannot. That's the beauty of touring these gardens, as I did in May. Maybe the world doesn't really look like this any more, and maybe this is indeed an expensive artifical utopia, yet it does allow for dreaming, doesn't it? But I guess for this misguided board, dreaming no longer has any value.

I wonder why I can't get this off my mind. I only recently discovered who Doris Duke was and what her life was about. Never had the chance to actually walk through one of her garden creations. Now - it's an impossibility - right? I mean, I have signed the petition, I have sent it to friends, how much does this help anyway? Viewing how much these 'trustee's make freaks me out to think how little actual work they do and then to hold Miss Duke's wishes in such low regard - I dun get it - seems they would only want to uphold her wishes. At least we have photos right?

Have the gardens ,in fact, been destroyed?? What is the present status? Your kind response will be appreciated.
Thank you

What has happened to these Gardens? The 14th has passed - does anyone know? What a terrible thing to do in an age where true beauty and artistic expression are disappearing from our gorgeous planetary home. What a sad, sad thing.

I worked on a tenant house at Duke Farms years ago. She was very proud of the extensive landscape and historic horticultural resources created by her family over many years. I can't help but think Miss Duke would be surprised and dismayed by the lack of consideration for their original intent in developing the gardens. It seems that, if economic hardship is not the explanation, then there should be no excuse for not perpetuating their concept of educational gardens as they were originally conceived. I hope the Trustees have thought long and in depth on this subject since they will have to sleep with their decision. Happy Father's Day.

The Gardens will not be destroyed until after June 14th. There is still time to save them!

Please go to www.savedukegardens.org. You will find an email link to contact Governor Corzine, asking him to meet with the Trustees and re-negotiate their decision to destroy a piece of New Jersey Heritage.

Add your voice to the 2000 people from all over the country who have said just what you are saying here, but have said it directly to the Trustees and/or the Governor. Unless you say it to them, your opinion does not get counted.

I read with interest the article on Duke Gardens; it is sad that the new vision does not include sustainng the original gardens created by Doris Duke. I was a tour guide in the mid- seventies and guided many groups through these beautiful gardens;I never got tired of talking about all the individual gardens and the uniqueness of each; Each group commented to me that they were so pleased they had the opportunity to view such beautiful displays.I regret that I will not get the opportunity to view the gardens before they are replaced. Doris Duke brought many of her close celebrity friends to see the gardens.

Perhaps the leadership of the Duke Foundation will see the folly of going green and decide to avoid destroying these incredible works of live art and beauty.

Ernie

My heart sank to my stomach when I read that the beautiful indoor gardens will be closed! As a small child, I was fortunate to have visited your indoor gardens. The memory of this tour has followed me my entire life and cultivated my love of gardening.

After moving to NC in my adolescence, I was thrilled to learn of the Sarah Duke Gardens in Durham, NC in my teens. I was disappointed though, that it didn't match the beauty of the Gardens in NJ.

Now that my own children are grown, I wanted to bring them to Somerville to share my memories of your gardens. I looked you up tonight with the intention of planning for this event. You can not imagine my sad disappointment when I read that the gardens are now gone.

I only hope that your plans for the 2010 gardens although in a new location, will incorporate the style and beauty of the original gardens.

Very Sadly,

Leila Lane
North Carolina

This is a real tragedy. With so few beautiful things left to see in New Jersey and the uniqueness of these gardens to be eradicated forever, is cultural genocide. I pity these people's "vision" of what they expect to "create" by destroying something so beautiful for future generations. Anyone can make the decision to destroy such a wonder, only a visionary has the capability to save it. I sincerely hope that on all photographs, videos and remembrances of Duke Gardens, the following caption appears: " destroyed forever, by the likes of Mr. Taylor and his board, entrusted with its care."

I do not like the idea of closing them. Is there any other way of going GREEN without destroying the GREEN?

It just doesn't make that much sense to me!

Please reconsider. I think it is a lot more costly to destroy and construct from scratch than to renovate. But, well, it is just me.

Thanks!

To Whom it may concern,
I am so very sad to hear the news of dismantling the tremendous gardens. Just having the Duke Estate here in the city where I live has been an extraordinary honor. We have visited many times and would love one last time if at all possible. I have made my nine year old daughter aware of Doris Duke and her life and she has come to feel blessed to have this tourist attraction in her neighborhood as well. Please reconsider, I am sure there is another way to achieve the finished product you want. It would be clearly a sin to dispose of such beauty. Please find another way. Isn't there something we can do as a community?
Thank you for listening.
Rita Vanvourellis

These gardens are stiking as anyone who has ever visited them would have to agree. People from young children to seniors, from all walks of life and of all educational levels many aspects of botany in our world so that everyone can walk through the gardens and learn something from them. These gardens were made to show plants from all over the world, but we all seem to be forgetting something very important. We have forgotten the fact that these gardens were made in the late 1950's/early 1960's. They were built of that era through Doris Duke's eyes, her experiences, her idea of beauty. Although having something nice & new and shiney can be nice, it is not always appropriate. I feel very strongly that although the new gardens will certainly be very nice, we will all lose something in the trade off that we will never be able to regain.

How can you do this to the people of NJ? You are just like the politicians--not listening to the public and determining plans according to your wishes. Do you think Doris Duke would have approved of this? Why can't you leave the greenhouses and add additional gardens also? There are such things as fundraisers. I know a lot of people would participate to keep these beautiful gradens there. It is a shame to dismantle them as some of the plants will surely die if moved. Everyone I have talked to is really disappointed about closing the indoor gardens. Maybe you will change your minds and leave this rare beauty intact in NJ.
From a Master Gardener

Is your facilities available this weekend for a 1 year old birthday party?

Over the years my friends and I have enjoyed visiting Duke Gardens. When I read that these beautiful gardens are going to be closed I could not believe it. To have such a delightful treasure of gardens from all over the world to visit in our own state of NJ is a joy beyond words, especially in the dead of winter when we all need a lift. I hope and pray the trustees will reconsider and find a way to keep the gardens open to the public.

Please reconsiderr closing your exquisite gardens. One of the most sensational things in New Jersey
and enjoyed by so many
Thank you

With all this talk about renovations and the new and improved structures on site complete with local plant life, does anyone know what's going to happen to the old plants that were taken from all over the world and have been residents of Duke Gardens for decades? I sincerely hope the powers-that-be do not turn them into mulch! What a devastating waste that would be!!!
By the way, what's wrong with the Garden to warrant such a destructive project in the name of environmental improvements? Don't they realize that keeping Duke Gardens the way it is is the best way to foster a love of horticulture, and thereby fostering a deeper respect for the environment as a whole?

Do you have weddings at the garden?

This is truly a work of art. To see pictures does nothing for the hardwork that went into these displays! I can't believe that they won't exsist in the future as Doris Duke would have wanted! Every year I look forward to going to see the displays every spring! Please don't destroy this work of art!

To the Trustees of Duke Garden:

I simply cannot believe that you would
dismantle one of the lovliest greenhouses ever created. I believe Doris Duke would be appalled.

Please reconsider. There is more than enough space on the estate to allow for environmental projects and classes.

The Duke Gardens are a treasure for the state of NJ and for the Nation. They represent a piece of history. I know your focus is shifting to encompass "green" initiatives, and I totally respect that, but these gardens are extraordinary. Dismantling them will be a loss for all time. Please reconsider this decision -- surely these can still be used to teach "green" practices, and there is plenty of room on the estate to house other "green" interests. Even if orchids in December does not constitute a "green" initiative, it still constitutes beauty, art and an appreciation of the world -- all things that Doris Duke held in high esteem.

I've been to Duke's Gardens many times and the news of closing makes me so sad I just want to sit down and cry. My friends and family are also upset. Isn't there some other way? Could the Trustees please reconsider closing? Please don't distroy the most cherished display of magnificence and beauty in the state of New Jersey.

My husband would like to pay a visit to Duke Gardens to celebrate our 56th Anniversary. Are there any tickets available? If there are we just need two. Perhaps there is a cancellation we could get. Any weekday in May is fine with us. Thank you.

How do we get tickets for admission to the gardens for Friday, May 1, 08?

I would like 3 to 5 tickets for Sunday May 4th if there is A cancellation. THANK YOU

I am interested in a reservations for 2, Sat. May 3, at about 2:30 pm. Please notify me if this is possible, or if a later time would be better that day. Thanks, Judy Waller

My husband and I were just there yesterday for our 20th anniversary. What a beautiful way to spend the day. I would like to spend many more anniversaries the same way at Duke Gardens. Please don't close down such a beautiful and wonderful place.

...---... Duke Gardens.

Time is running out fast to prevent the closure of Duke Gardens, a wonder of the State of New Jersey and a source of pride for Hillsborough and Somerset County. May 25, 2008.

Although smaller in scale would Duponts trustees consider closing "Long Wood Gardens" and then would the state of Pa.
allow it to occur without exploring all the other options? I don't hink so.

Duke Gardes is too important attraction for the "Garden State" to be treated like some pink elephant.

I trully feel the Trustees actions are
driven bby "Greed" not going "Green"
With over a Billion dollars at hand
it is much easier to hide excess amounts in new project cost overruns
and pocket excesses.


In New Jersey the fauna may be nice in the forms of poison ivy or oak and rag weed or pussy wilows but can they compair to the variety of orchids or bird of paradise?

DO Not let this happen this way.

The Property can use improvements in landscaping but presearving this Duke
Icon as part of the estate is essencial.


Emery Fekete

To the Trustees,

I strongly urge you to reconsider changing the format of Doris Dukes = Duke Farms. It would be unfortunate to change 43 years of a success. And to destroy the loving patient care provided by the many gardeners in preserving this gem.

NJskylands is not a website that can be used to make bookings. All Duke Gardens tours from now to the Closure are booked (try 908-722-3700 for cancellations).

The internationally-themed Gardens will be dismantled after May 25th, 2008. If you wish to ever see these Gardens, please go to:

www.savedukegardens.org

Use the simple email links to ask the Trustees to reconsider the closure, and to ask the local and national press to cover this story.

Are tickets available for the week of April 14th? How do I go about applying for visitors' pass or purchasing tickets? Thank you.

I like to know if I can have a wedding at your garden and if so, how many and do you have a structure to serve food. thank you.

Can 3 of us come to visit 1:00p.m. April 20 or April 27? we love gardens.

Can 3 of us come to visit 1:00p.m. April 20 or April 27? we love gardens.

We would like to visit the Hot Houses today that are free to the public with 2 visitors from Conn. Our preference would be about 1:30 if available. Otherwise, anytime today. Our second choice would be tomorrow after 10:00 since they are leaving early afternoon to go home. There would be 4 of us. Thank you and will look forward to yout return reply.
Susan Bogden

I need to reserve for two people next Saturday the 19th of April. We will be there sometime in the mid morning around 10am. Please send an email to confirm this date and time. Mrs. D. Jones

If their is any tickets available, please let me know. Or cancellations.
Thank You,
Deborah

Dear Duke Gardens Gardians,
I've tried making phone reservations by phone and found that you are all booked up.
If any tickets become available ANY DAY AND TIME please let me know.

Thank you for your time.

JT

I would love to get to tickets for the garden tour before it closes in May. I have always wanted to tour the gardens and am so upset that it will be closing. Please contact me.

Can a winter wedding in January of 2009 be held here?

I have a reservation for 2 people on May 10, 2008 at 1:45pm and I need to add another person.

Please confirm tomorrow, April 8 by return email or phone: (908) 234-9169

Thank you,

Susie M. Mackay

I would like to get a ticket for May 11 at 11:45 Please let me know how I go about doing this


Thank you

Please reserve space for two seniors to visit the garden and house tour on June 25, 2008 in the morning hours please.
Thank you, Dr. Kistler Osborne and Dr. Giles C. Floyd. See you then

MY DAUGHTER AND I HAVE WANTED TO TOUR THE GARDENS, I HOPE THAT YOU STILL HAVE 2 SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR US BEFORE THE CLOSING / RESTRUCTURING . THANK YOU LYNN

Can weddings be held at the Garden? If so, please send me more information. Thanks.

please send me information about your gardens and the seasonal displays. to rosemary mc govney
20 2nd lane
seaside park, nj 08752

thank you

I would like to purchase a ticket for this Sunday, 3/30/08. How do I do that?

What is the complete address of the estates. Thank you. J Burinda I need directions from South Plainfield NJ

Several church members asked me to inquire about tickets for 6 perons. Is it possible? We are all seniors and have seen the Gardens with our young families years agao and would like to say Good bye to a beautiful piece of acreage in New Jersy. Sorry you must go.

Are weekends available? Any Sunday in April would be fine. If not, any day in April week of 21.

Thank you kindly,

Karin Cermele

I would like info about reserving space for a visit this spring for 3 seniors. Thank you

Ellen

are you open Easter Sunday and if so what are your hours?

I recently had the pleasure of seeing the HMO movie Bernard & Doris and am very interested in taking a self guided tour this summer.

Unfortunately, reading some of the previous comments, this may not be available.

Please contact me via email and let me know the times of the tours on weekends. If you are closing, please let me know when.

Thanking you in advance.

I am interested in having a wedding ceremony here! Can you give me more info? Thanks!

I heard that you were closing some time in May of 2008. Is this true? If so, when? We would like to visit both the gardens and the mansion, if possible. Thank you, sincerely.

The garden tours are free now through the end of May. Please make reservations either on the website (www.dukefarms.org) or by calling 908-722-3700. Duke Farms does not host weddings, corporate events, or private parties of any kind.

We are four seniors who would like to visit the gardens.Do you have any March or first two weeks in April available? Thank you. Frank Duke

Are weddings held here?

I would also like to purchase tickets for a tour. I called the office today within the designated time but it said it was closed.
I had heard that this would be closing soon. Is that true? So sad! When is the last possible time for tours?
Thank you for any consideration.
Thank you,
Deanna Kindler

We would like information on estate and garden tours. We would like to schedule a visit. We are originally from New Jersey and would really enjoy visiting this historical masterpiece from America's Gilded Age.Thank You for returning our inquiry...The Weber Family

Please send info regarding a tour for the Three Village Garden Club. We are a group of 35- 40 and would like to see the estate and gardens sometime this spring or summer. Thank you.

Helen Martens
35 Hawthorne Street
Mount Sinai, NY 11766

I was wondering if you have any home school rates and or tours available for late March?Tuesdays would be the best day for us and I can bring along a group. Thankyou!

I would like to visit Duke Gardens and Manor. Please let me know if it is possible in the spring.
Regards.

Can I hold a wedding at this facility?

Please send me info on tours of the estate and gardens for a group of seniors.

I would like to find out more about tours at the property. Please e-mail me at inhomepiano@yahoo.com. Thanks.

Please send me information regarding tours for seniors.

Thank you

To Whom It May Concern,
I would like to know, who I should contact about possible employment opportunities, at Duke Gardens. My expertise and skills are in horticulture, customer service and resources/outreach. Thank you for your time.
Jeannette