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The Mountsier-Hardie Estate is known well beyond Nutley’s borders as one of New Jersey’s preeminent private gardens. Its two acres have been thoughtfully and lovingly developed for more than forty years. The very existence of the garden in its present form is another example of Silas not being a banker in the traditional sense and of the unique, deep, genuine relationships he develops with so many people. One of his clients spent a million dollars developing a portion of the garden when Silas had offered her a place to live out her final days. Another client rearranged her will in such a way that Silas would be able to care for the garden for the rest of his life: “I want you to live well until you die” was the way she put it. Silas continues to “live well,” and our community continues to reap the benefits. www.landmorphology.com/mountsier-estate nutleyhalloffame.nutleypubliclibrary.org/2023-mountsier/