May
11
Help us celebrate the 98th anniversary of the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens with live jazz music from the TaikoZoku Japanese Drummers, lemonade and cookies!
Presby Memorial Iris Gardens
Upcoming Events at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens
May
15
Bloom season begins its annual display starting with our “minis” bearded collection then to our famed tall bearded irises and ends with our non-bearded irises. The Bloom Room Gift Shop is open. Vi...
May
15
The Bloom Room is located in the 1851 historic Walther House located adjacent to the Presby garden. Access to the house is limited entrance has a seven step staircase with a handrail.
Reasonably pri...
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About
Located at the base of the 7 1/2 acre Mountainside Park, the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens contain over 14,000 irises of approximately 3,000 varieties and produce over 100,000 blooms over the course of the season. The annual spring Bloom Season is typically mid-May through the first week of June. Certain beds will bloom in October. Visitors can see by the arching slope of the garden beds why Presby is often referred to as the “rainbow on the hill”.
A recent addition is the PresBee Sanctuary which currently supports 10 active hives with well over 100,000 Italian honeybees.
What's Happening at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens
Size: 7.5 Acres
Location
474 Upper Mountain Avenue
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
Hours
2025 Bloom Room Hours
Thursday, May 15th – May 31st, 2025
Hours: 11:00am-4:00pm
BLOOM ROOM CLOSED ON MONDAYS!
Thursday, May 15th – May 31st, 2025
Hours: 11:00am-4:00pm
BLOOM ROOM CLOSED ON MONDAYS!
Partners
Distinguishing Features
- Gift Shop
- Formal Garden