Edward Noice

When Edward Noice was born on March 11, 1813, in Walberton, Sussex, England, his father, Edward, was 41 and his mother, Phillis, was 28. He married Elizabeth m. Noice Humphries in New Jersey. They had four children during their marriage. He died on November 28, 1873, in New Jersey at the age of 60. Edward's parents were Edward Noice IV and Phillis Potter of Walberton, Sussex, England. Edward and Elizabeth's children were Edward Harrington Noice, William T. Noice, Alice P Noice and Mary Noice. Edward was a scientific gardener in Princeton, NJ. He was responsible for the gardens at Woodlawn. As written in the Princeton's Mythical Gardener, Historian John F. Hageman also noted that Woodlawn was widely known for its beautiful mansion, extensive lawns and forest grove; for its unsurpassed variety of hedges, rhododendrons, Italian walks, and

a display of floral beauty meeting you at every step in passing through the acres of [Field’s] elegant grounds. He threw these open almost as a public park, and the pleasure which the public experienced in passing through them was not greater than that which he experienced in being able to afford such pleasure. Obviously, such a landscape was not simply the product of the taste, knowledge, and financial resources of one man. It would have requiredmuch labor and constant attention. An 1841 article in a horticultural journal noted that Field had “been fortunate in securing the servicesof one of the most skilful [sic] and experienced gardeners in the country, Mr. Edward Noice.”