Garden Conservancy’s Open Days: Mountsier Garden in Nutley

A private garden will open its gates for public visitation as part of the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days™ program. This rare opportunity is part of a nationwide celebration of America’s gardens and diverse gardening traditions.

The Mountsier Garden has been fine-tuned for more than two decades and now encompasses 2 acres. Owners Silas Mountsier and Graeme Hardie have collaborated with noted landscape designer and friend Richard Hartlage. Principally a stroll garden, there are numerous focal points, small rooms, seating areas, private nooks, and impressive vistas. A collection of small sculptures, artworks, and commissioned pieces is interspersed throughout as accent points and disarming bits of humor.

The daffodils will be in bloom at the Mountsier Garden in early April.

The garden will be open from 10 am to 4 pm on April 5. The garden will also be open for visitation on April 26, June 1 and September 13 as other plants are at their peak.

Registration is $10 per person, or $5 for members of the Garden Conservancy. Addresses of the gardens are available to registrants. Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by a parent or guardian. All registrations must be processed online through the Garden Conservancy’s website.