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Gardens in North Carolina
North Carolina, sometimes called the Tar Heel State is a mixed environment of coastal plains, foothills and mountains with sometimes severe and varied weather. Nevertheless, there are many botanical and other public gardens to visit in the state. Featured Gardens:  Daniel Stowe Botanical GardenThis is a fairly young garden but in recent years has become extremely popular (it was named by HGTV as one of the nation's 20 greatest gardens). It was started up in 1989 ... |
 Map of North Carolina Gardens to Visit
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Listed Gardens in North Carolina by City Belmont : Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden Charlotte : McGill Rose Garden |
 | William Byrd's Histories of the Dividing Line Betwixt Virginia: and North Carolina by: William Byrd Masterpiece of American prose and history; early 18th-century account of surveying expedition. Official, printed account by Byrd on facing pages with private ms. secret-history, telling scandals, bawdy exploits of commissioners among Indians, settlers. Map, reproduction of manuscript pages. Introduction by Percy Adams. [reviews] |
 | North Carolina Waterfalls: A Hiking and Photography Guide by: Kevin Adams Since its original publication in 1994, North Carolina Waterfalls has been the most comprehensive guide available to one of the prime natural features of the Tar Heel State. This new edition includes over 600 waterfalls, with detailed directions and trail and beauty ratings for the major waterfalls on public land. For the first time, waterfalls located on private land will be listed, ... [reviews] |
 | Insiders' Guide to North Carolina's Outer Banks, 30th (Insiders' Guide Series) by: Karen Bachman This comprehensive and authoritative guide provides insider tips and insight on all the current attractions, activities, and area information on North Carolina's Outer Banks. |
 | Motorcycle Adventures in the Southern Appalachians: North Georgia, Western North Carolina, East Tennessee Book 1 by: Hawk Hagebak Some of the motorcycle byways of the southern Appalachians are world-famous: Georgia's Highway 60, the ³Dragon² at Deals Gap high in the Smokies, the Cherohala Skyway. Others are remote back roads leading to out of the way mountain towns, stunning waterfalls, fascinating civil war battlefields, and motorcycle-only resorts. In this new guide, former metro Atlanta motorcycle policeman Hawk ... [reviews] |
 | Backroads of North Carolina: Your Guide to Great Day Trips & Weekend Getaways (Backroads of ...) by: Kevin Adams North Carolina is a traveler’s dream, from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks’ historic lighthouses, wild horses, and charming fishing villages; from battlegrounds of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars to the “heart of motorsports”; from rolling wine country and golf courses to stately plantations and rustic ... [reviews] |
 | 1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die Garden lovers and discriminating travelers will relish this armchair tour of the most beautiful and interesting gardens around the world. Succinct descriptions with stunning color photos showcase the creations of the world's outstanding landscape gardeners, architects, and garden designers. From Spain's famous gardens of the Moorish Alhambra at Granada to San Diego's Healing Garden, created for ... [reviews] |
 | Gardenwalks in the Pacific Northwest: Beautiful Gardens along the Coast from Oregon to British Columbia (Gardenwalks Series) by: Alice Joyce A delight for generalists and garden enthusiasts alike, this book is an indispensable resource for travelers throughout Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. [reviews] |
 | A Guide to the Gardens of Kyoto by: Marc Treib Designed for the layman as well as the professional, this concise yet comprehensive guide provides both practical information and theoretical insights into the design of the Japanese garden. Kyoto, the capital of Japan for over one thousand years, possesses a richness of garden art without equal as a living chronicle of Japanese cultural history and environmental design. Following the ... [reviews] |
