North Carolina Gardens Attractions
Airlie Gardens
Quintessential Southern garden in Wilmington featuring azaleas, camellias, statuary and the historic Airlie Oak, and large freshwater lakes. Virtual tour, information about events, education, membership, and volunteering.
http://www.airliegardens.org
Cape Fear Botanical Garden
Teaching and pleasure garden featuring wooded areas with nature trails, waterwise, heritage, and children's gardens, and collections of camellias and daylilies. Descriptions and photos, events calendar, and plant list by month of bloom.
http://www.capefearbg.org
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
Garden in Belmont, offers community and camp programs, classes, and group tours. Calendar of events, membership details, searchable plant information, volunteer opportunities.
http://www.dsbg.org
JC Raulston Arboretum
The JC Raulston Arboretum is a nationally acclaimed garden with the most diverse collection of cold hardy temperate zone plants in the southeastern United States. The Arboretum is an 8-acre jewel that has been largely built and maintained by NCSU students, faculty, volunteers, and staff. Plant collections include over 5,000 total taxa (species and/or cultivars) of annuals, perennials, bulbs, vines, groundcovers, shrubs, and trees from over 50 different countries, which are displayed in a beautiful garden setting. North Carolina State University.
http://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum
New Hanover County Arboretum
The Arboretum is a special 7-acres in the heart of New Hanover County where homeowners can see the variety of plants that grow in our coastal area as well as emerging trends in plant material.
http://www.gardeningnhc.org
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
The crown jewel of Duke University, renowned both for landscape design and the quality of horticulture. Information about visiting, events, and gardening, and a section just for kids.
http://www.hr.duke.edu/dukegardens
University of North Carolina Charlotte Botanical Gardens
Combination of outdoor and indoor garden facilities on campus, including a woodland garden featuring a large rhododendron collection, an Oriental-themed ornamental garden, and a tropical greenhouse.
http://gardens.uncc.edu
Wilson Rose Garden
Tour, history, and general information about this garden in Eastern North Carolina.
http://www.wilsonrosegarden.com
Wing Haven Gardens & Bird Sanctuary
A four-acre garden in a residential neighborhood of Charlotte, with formal gardens, water features, and wooded areas. Garden tour, membership, volunteer, and calendar information.
http://www.winghavengardens.com