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SADDLE RIVER, NEW JERSEY GARDEN

Prior to our visit, the identity of this garden and the name of the owner were kept secret from us.  We were met by John Mohr from Iseli Nursery, together with Kenny Yeager and his brother Mike of Hickory Hollow Landscapers, who built the six-acre garden and have maintained it for 15-20 years.  We entered via the front garden, in which say a large, modern white house,wide drive and masses of stone landscaping.  The garden was planted with largest specimen conifers:  Pinus Strobus ‘Pendula’, blue Picea Pungens, Chamaecyparis Obtusa ‘Templehof’, Picea Abies ‘Pendula’,Xanthocyparis Nootkatensis ‘Green Arrow’, …