Historic Skylands Manor Hosting Open House

The Historic Skylands Manor in the New Jersey State Botanical Garden in Ringwood will be decorated for the Christmas season and tours of the estate and garden will be held Dec. 1 through 4.

This year's theme is "A Gardener's Holiday." It will celebrate the comforts of home and the beauty of nature using glitter and greenery inside the manor. The decorations will also feature live and dried plants and flowers.

Skylands Manor is a 45-room, Tudor-style estate built in the early 1920s. It is decorated with a different theme every year.

The open house tours are from Dec. 1 through 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens, and $5 for children 6 to 12. Children younger than 6 will be admitted free. The last tour begins at 4 p.m.

Group tours are available Dec. 1 and 2. Call 973-962-9534 or email info@njbg.org to schedule a group tour.

For more information, visit njbg.org.

Photo courtesy of the Skylands Manor