Presby Memorial Iris Gardens 2015 | Montclair, New Jersey
The Presby Memorial Iris Gardens in Montclair
This beautiful place is the largest public iris garden in the world.
Every spring they bloom in a variety of colors and iris types.
You can read more about the iris gardens here.
For more about Montclair, you can read about The Montclair Art Museum.
You can also check out the Van Vleck House and Gardens in Montclair!
Please check out my 2023 post about The Spectacular Rainbow on the Hill: Presby Memorial Iris Gardens 2023 | Montclair, New Jersey and my 2024 post about Christmas at the Walther House at the Presby Iris Gardens (2024) | Montclair, New Jersey!
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45 Comments
NCSue
What a glorious series of photos – such a wonderful garden!
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Anonymous
They look so pretty! I actually have Irises on my wordless Wednesday post too. Yellow ones on a lake here. =)
Keith's Ramblings
Absolutely beautiful!
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Rhonda Albom
What a lovely garden.
Debbie
gorgeous, gorgeous!!!! we NEED to go!!!!!
Nancy Chan
Such a lovely place with all the beautiful flowers!
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Thank you so much!
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Irises are such different flowers – they are unique!
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Thank you!
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It sure is!
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You definitely need to go sometime! 🙂
New Jersey Memories
It is a lovely place.
Andi Rivarola
The American Iris Society's National Annual Convention (http://theamericanirissociety.blogspot.com/) is coming to The Presby and NJ in 2016. Thank you for posting this beautiful series of glorious iris pictures. Looking forward to seeing it in person in the Spring of 2016.
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Oh, that's cool! I am sure that you will love the irises and have a great convention! Thanks so much for your nice comments!
LV
I would think I had died and gone to heaven if I saw all this beauty. I am so glad you shared as I was not aware of such gardens.
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It's a special place. 🙂
Jeanna
Hey New Jersey girl, great photos, I thought snap dragons at first. Shows u what I know.
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Andi Rivarola
If you are in town come and see us. The convention dates are May 23-28, 2016. (HQ in Newark, New Jersey).
Kristin Aquariann
Gorgeous garden! I'm putting it on my list to visit someday.
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They do look a bit like snapdragons!
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You definitely need to visit!
Light and Voices
Oh my I think I just died and went to heaven. What a wonderful garden!
JM, IL
csuhpat1
That is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing. It is now on my bucket list. So lovely.
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New Jersey Memories
It's a lovely, unique place.
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You definitely should go sometime.
DrillerAA09
This is the first garden I have seen that is dedicated to the iris. Rose gardens and tulip fields are very popular, but we tend to forget just how colorful and how many varieties of iris there are. Thank you for sharing with us.
Latane Barton
Oh my word, what a sight that must be to see!!
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Yes it is unusual that it is dedicated to irises! There are quite a few varieties, too!
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It sure is!
Debbie
i have never been but would love to go. your images are extraordinary!!!!
stevebethere
What lovely summery photos, beautiful gardens so neat and colourful.
Have an iristastic week & thanks for sniffing by 🙂
Linda
Absolutely gorgeous and refreshing! 🙂
Linda
Absolutely gorgeous and refreshing! 🙂
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They are so springy and summery 🙂
New Jersey Memories
They are gorgeous!
Beatrice P. Boyd
Beautiful blooms and as a former Jersey-ite hard to learn that I missed this all the years I grew up and lived in NJ 😟 . Just "found" your blog through a comment left on La Memoire Vive, Catherine's wonderful blog on Paris. I am a NJ native as well, grew up in Union County, lived in Middlesex County and in southern NJ before relocation at a small town on the VA eastern shore, and now NH. Still have NJ ties and do get back "home." Enjoyed the Only in Jersey and Memories pages. Remembered Wild West City and Land of Make Believe visits and shopping at Bamberger's in Plainfield which also had Tepper's and Goerke 's and a Grunings as well! Thanks for the great memories and there is truly NO place like NJ and nay to those unfair raps in shows and films!
Angela ~ Call Her Blessed
My goodness — those are gorgeous!!! I have dark purple irises & it seems to be the color I see most around our area.
Anonymous
I love Irises and wish I had known about this park sooner (ok next year) and I will plan a MMT there and surprise my friends. I love your discoveries. Once again your blog server doesn't want to recognize me 🙁 pbenjay.wordpress.com
stevevhan
Stunning photos,for me, girls would really love this place. 🙂
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They sure are.
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I hope that you get to go one day!
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I totally agree that New Jersey gets a very bad (and undeserved) rap. I'm so glad that you have fond memories of New Jersey!
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Yes, the purple irises do seem to be the most common.
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You definitely need to surprise your friends with the iris gardens! So pretty.
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Thanks so much!