Celebrate the nature and beauty of Georgian Court with a walking tour of the trees and gardens of our Sister Mary Grace Burns Arboretum.  Included are the LEED Gold-certified living roof of the Wellness Center; the Italian, Puny, Japanese, Formal, Sunken, and Wellness Gardens; and the historic sculptures and statuary along the route. This tour is approximately ½ mile of walking on inclines and gravel paths, please plan accordingly.   

George J. Gould, the original owner of the Georgian Court estate, imported trees from all over the world, but we still pay great attention to our resident native species. The holly collection, sweet pepperbush collection, magnolias, lots of pines and oaks, mountain laurel, cranberry, blueberry, pussytoes, ferns, and more – Oh my! This tour is approximately ½ mile of walking on inclines and gravel paths, please plan accordingly.   

The first musical description of a “trip” was written 130-odd years before the inception of the Beatles. In 1830, the brilliant Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) composed Symphonie Fantastique and it truly is fantastic in every sense of the word. It was the first, and probably only, psychedelic symphony. Not just our characterization, Berlioz himself tells us so. Go on this adventure of the story behind the music, the music itself, and how Hector created this surreal classic.