"Gardens of the Garden State" (Above) In between shopping, Theresa Aucoin strolls through the painted gardens at the 6th annual "Gardens of the Garden State" exhibit at the Menlo Park Mall, Edison, on Sunday. (Top right) Pat Maila, of South Brunswick, and Mary McCann, of Piscataway, discuss the artwork with Nina Hand, executive director of the Edison Arts Society. (Right) Artist Gerrie Vergona, of Point Pleasant Beach, discusses her painting and the photograph that inspired it. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN