Perkins Center for the Arts' Arboretum at Evergreen Lawn

Long before the home now known as Perkins Center for the Arts was built, the property known as Evergreen Lawn held a significant amount of influence in early Moorestown. The property surrounding Perkins Center for the Arts was first established by Joseph French and John Perkins as Fairview Nurseries in 1815. Initially, the nursery specialized in fruit growing and native trees and shrubs, later in their history they began to carry ornamental trees. According to oral tradition, the large pines and hemlocks on the Perkins property are believed to date from the nursery's existence. Today, the arboretum surrounding Perkins Center for the Arts is maintained by the Moorestown Garden Club and Moorestown Township. Learn more here: http://www.perkinscenter.org/about_us/arboretum

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