Seaside Gardening Guide

See what’s growing in these enchanting spaces by the sea.

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Garden State Blooms

Anchored by a historic lighthouse, exuberant New Jersey flora thrive just 100 feet from the Atlantic.

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Plants on Parade

This Victorian cottage garden delights visitors daily at New Jersey’s Hereford Inlet Lighthouse. At the southeast corner of the Jersey shore, in the picturesque community of North Wildwood, the lighthouse grounds display the gardening genius of designer and caretaker Steve Murray.