The Triangle Land Conservancy’s Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve protects 23 acres of a...
Category - Local Gardens
Local gardens and garden history in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Ancient Eastern Hemlocks Still Grow in Cary, North Carolina
Plants typically found in the Appalachians and more northern climes have lingered along Swift Creek...
Experience the Richness of Mason Farm
Thousands of acres of mostly wild public lands extend from the University of North Carolina-Chapel...
The Keith Arboretum: Preserving a Legacy of Plant Diversity
One of the largest collections of woody species east of the Mississippi River happens to be one of...
Exploring Penny’s Bend on the Eno River
Rare and unusual plants that are more often found on prairies in the Midwest or in the Appalachian...
Lesser-Known Public Gardens in North Carolina
The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina, area is a green community with some of the...
The Gardens of Fearrington Village
When we think of public gardens in the Triangle area, no doubt the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, the North...
Flower Outreach Touches Thousands
If you haven’t heard of The Flower Shuttle, you might be pleased to know that there is a...
Artful Inspiration in Chapel Hill
Fall is a beautiful time of year to visit local gardens to get a new design perspective, planting...
The JC Raulston Arboretum Turns 40
Forty may signal the onset of middle age for most people but for botanical gardens and arboreta it...
North Carolina Botanical Garden Celebrates 50 Years
Fifty years ago, on April 10, 1966, the North Carolina Botanical Garden opened its first garden to...
North Carolina Roadside Wildflower Program
“This is fascinating – what can we do to get this sort of thing started in North...
Four Botanical Gardens Call the North Carolina Research Triangle Home
The Triangle is a horticultural hot bed. We have weather to garden year round and plant selections...
My Journey to a Plant Breeder’s Field of Dreams
The weather had been less than ideal for my trip with Dr. Dennis Werner, the J.C. Raulston...
The C.R. Keith Arboretum
The C.R.Keith Arboretum near Chapel Hill is one of the largest private collections of temperate...