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 Garden

This 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





North Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer (North Carolina Atlas and Gazetteer)
EVERYTHING you ever wanted to know about a State! These Atlas & Gazetteer Books give you detailed geographical information, GPS grids, complete travelways for fishing and hunting areas (indexed by type of game), hiking, canoeing... even seaplane routes, for Pete's sake! Large 11 x 15 1/2" soft cover books, most topographical (see below). Select State, as available in the Shopping Cart below. ... [reviews]


Touring the Western North Carolina Backroads (Touring the Backroads)
by: Carolyn Sakowski
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Rocks, Gems, and Mineral Collecting Sites in Western North Carolina
by: Rick James Jacquot
* 53 of the best sites in the area * Maps and GPS Coordinates * Restrictions, Owners, Fees * What you need, what you get I have listed as many sites that I know of that are open to collecting, some of these sites are active mines/quarries, some are the remains of old pegmatite/mica/feldspar/gem mines that have been closed for years, and a few are more recent discoveries made by myself and some ... [reviews]


Insiders' Guide to North Carolina's Outer Banks, 28th (Insiders' Guide Series)
by: Karen Bachman
From Corolla to Kitty Hawk to Roanoke and Hattaras Islands, North Carolina's Outer Banks abounds with beaches, lighthouses, shopping centers, nature trails, wildlife sanctuaries, historical cottages, and more--all waiting for visitors and residents alike to explore.

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Travel North Carolina: Going Native in the Old North State (Travel North Carolina)
by: Carolyn Sakowski
Since 1954, John F. Blair, Publisher, has been specializing in nonfiction books about the Southeast, and specifically about North Carolina. Over the years, Blair has published numerous travel guides. So to say that the Blair staff knows something about travel in its home state is no small assertion.

This is the third edition of this comprehensive guide to the entire Tar Heel State. In this ... [reviews]


Gardenwalks in California: Beautiful Gardens from San Diego to Mendocino (Gardenwalks Series)
by: Alice Joyce
A delight for generalists and garden enthusiasts alike, this book is an indispensable resource for travelers throughout California.
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Beautiful Gardens Of The Wine Country
by: Jennifer Barry
The rich soil of Northern California's wine country produces more than just distinctive grapes and flavorful wines. The Mediterranean climate has also been put to good use to create stunning garden designs at wineries and visitor destinations throughout the region. In BEAUTIFUL GARDENS OF THE WINE COUNTRY, author Jennifer Barry and world-renowned travel photographer Robert Holmes present a ... [reviews]


Gardens Across America, Volume I: East of the Mississippi: The American Horticulatural Society's Guide to American Public Gardens and Arboreta
by: John Russell
The first single volume, comprehensive guide to the nearly 2,000 gardens accessible to the public, from the American Horticultural Society's twenty-five acre River Farm Gardens in Alexandria, Virginia to the simple but elegant pocket parks found in towns and cities across America. [reviews]



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