North Carolina’s Mountain Gardens

Once taller than the Alps, North Carolina’s granite and greenstone mountains have had about 200 million years to soften into lovely layers of fog-shrouded ranges. No wonder their flora and fauna appear to be the fruits of a primordial garden. Throughout the mountain region, changes in altitude create significant differences in both temperature and rainfall, engendering a lush variety of plant life.

1 North Carolina Arboretum

1 North Carolina Arboretum

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A 434-acre regional and international resource celebrating the Southern Appalachian landscape.

2 Wilkes Community College Gardens

2 Wilkes Community College Gardens

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Outstanding theme gardens winding through a college campus.

3 Daniel Boone Native Gardens

3 Daniel Boone Native Gardens

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Twelve separate gardens in a special preserve designed by Doan Ogden.

4 Chimney Rock State Park

4 Chimney Rock State Park

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Botanical diversity from mountaintop to forest to a spectacular waterfall.

5 Cherokee Botanical Garden and Nature Trail

5 Cherokee Botanical Garden and Nature Trail

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Herbs and vegetables of the Cherokee Indians in the 18th century Oconaluftee Village.

6 Botanical Gardens at Asheville

6 Botanical Gardens at Asheville

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Doan Ogden-designed gardens, displaying plants and flowers of Southern Appalachians.

7 The Campus Arboretum of Haywood Community College

7 The Campus Arboretum of Haywood Community College

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Doan Ogden design creating this varied and exceptional college landscape.

8 Biltmore

8 Biltmore

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George Vanderbilt’s incomparable Gilded Age gardens designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.

 

Updated February 16, 2023
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