For 30 years…Cultivating Connections between People and Plants…amid a 434-acre public garden, The North Carolina Arboretum is located within the Bent Creek Experimental Forest just south of Asheville and adjacent to the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 393. Surrounded and crisscrossed by forested coves and meandering creeks in the botanically diverse Southern Appalachian Mountains, The North Carolina Arboretum is set in one of the most beautiful natural settings in America. The Arboretum was established as an affiliate of the University of North Carolina by the State General Assembly in 1986, nearly a century after Frederick law Olmsted, the Father of American Landscape Architecture, first envisioned a research arboretum as part of his legacy and plan for George Vanderbilt at Biltmore Estate.
Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. ET
The 1927 Lake Lure Inn and Spa
Lake Lure, NC
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET
Corpening Memorial YMCA
Marion, NC
Friday, May 31, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. ET
Arborcrest Gardens
Boone, NC