RINGWOOD As part of its Garden Saturday’ series, NJBG will sponsor an early spring wildflower walk at the New Jersey State Botanical Garden, on Saturday, April 19, at 10 a.m. A $3 donation is requested. NJBG’s wildflower garden is a haven for native plants, many of which are at their best in the spring. NJBG wildflower expert Nancy Bristow will check out the early spring bloomers in the Wildflower Garden, including a display of Japanese primroses along the wildflower garden’s brooks. The walk will explore several different terrains and the plants which inhabit them. Wear comfortable shoes; meet at the Carriage House Visitor Center. A second spring wildflower walk is scheduled for May 17 at 10 a.m.. In late May an entirely different group of plants is in flower, including a collection of Japanese primroses along the Wildflower Garden’s streams. The New Jersey State Botanical Garden at Skylands, which appears on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places, is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day of the year. Admission is free; a $5 per car State Park parking charge is in effect on weekends and holidays only from Memorial Day to Labor Day. In 1966, New Jersey purchased the 1,117 acres of Skylands, a former country estate and the state’s first acquisition under the “Green Acres” preservation program. Gov. Thomas Kean designated the central 96 acres surrounding the manor house as the state’s official botanical garden in 1984. NJBG/Skylands is located on Morris Road in Ringwood. For an event schedule, membership brochure, directions or more information, call 973-962-9534 or visit www.njbg.org.