2026-04-102026-04-102017-06-28https://hdl.handle.net/10929/155500Many of these benches were given by NJBG/Skylands Association. While this is not the one described below, it is a story that should be told. The Memory Bench in the Peony Garden is encircled by Canadian hemlocks . Family ashes were to have been placed in small vaults on each side of the bench, but they never were. Vandals have stolen the bronze plates that covered the vaults.Original file name Recents - 1 of 1 (42).jpg3848 x 1894Each photograph within this collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Therefore, these photos may only be used in a way that is permitted by copyright and related rights legislation. The following terms of use for State Library patrons shall apply. 1. Educational Institution/student use is permitted as long as such usage adheres to all copyright and related rights legislation. In these instances, these photographs may only be used for educational or historical purposes. 2. Non-Commercial use is permitted without permission from the rights holder, as long as such use adheres to all copyright and related right legislation. 3. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for commercial purposes without the direct permission of the rights-holder. 4. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for political purposes. 5. Users must always give appropriate credit to the photographer. The credit may not in any way suggest the right's holder endorses the user or their use of the photographs. 6. Photographs may be copied or redistributed in any medium or format as long as such use does not violate copyright and related rights legislation. 7. Users may remix, transform, and rebuild upon the original photographs as long as it does not violate copyright and related rights legislation.The Benches in the GardensNew Jersey Botanical GardensRingwood State ParkNew Jersey State ParkU.S. National Register of Historic PlacesNew Jersey Register of Historic PlacesPassaic CountyThe SkylandsNJ SkylandsNew Jersey SkylandsJersey Skylands New JerseyJerseyNJThe Garden State