May 8
...serving up your daily dish.
Mary Jane Park has lived in the same house in Montclair her entire life. She was a school principal for 30 years in Parsippany. Yesterday she was working as a volunteer, sitting underneath the wisteria, during a plant sale in Montclair at the Van Vleck mansion. When she was a child she played in this house with the Van Vleck children. - Scot Surbeck
May 8, 2005 in Photo of the Week | Permalink
I love that wisteria. It gives the entire place a feeling of permanence.
Anyone know how old it is?
Posted by: MiloG | May 8, 2005 8:37:04 PM
So, we have our own "Wisteria Lane" in Montclair! I love it.
Posted by: Miss Martta | May 9, 2005 8:46:19 AM
Van Vleck is a treasure for Montclair! Their horticulture manager has a depth of knowledge that's probably enequaled in all of N.J. Not only that, he manages to do this using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles, i.e. minimal to no use of pesticides.
There are other wonderful plants in Van Vleck including an Enkianthus that's at least 20' tall and is now in bloom (near the parking lot).
Cary
Posted by: carya | May 9, 2005 9:10:09 AM
