Garden State

Garden State is the official nickname of the state of New Jersey in the United States.

Other meanings include:

  • Garden State (film), a 2004 film written by, directed by, and starring Zach Braff
    • Garden State (soundtrack), the film's soundtrack
  • Garden State Parkway, a toll road in New Jersey
  • Garden State Discovery Museum, a children's museum in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
  • Garden State Life Insurance Company, which was founded in New Jersey but is headquartered in League City, Texas
  • Garden State (novel), a 1991 novel by Rick Moody
  • The Garden State, a 1988 short story collection by Gary Krist
  • "Garden State", a trance music track which was produced by Airbase
  • "Garden State", a post-hardcore music track by Senses Fail
  • a train operated by Amtrak as part of the Clocker service
  • The slogan or nickname of Victoria, Australia.

Famous quotes containing the words garden and/or state:

    There’s always the hyena of morality at the garden gate, and the real wolf at the end of the street.
    —D.H. (David Herbert)

    The principal saloon was the Howlin’ Wilderness, an immense log cabin with a log fire always burning in the huge fireplace, where so many fights broke out that the common saying was, “We will have a man for breakfast tomorrow.”
    —For the State of California, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)