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Behind the Scenes: Trails
What goes into maintaining the Arboretum's 10+ miles of trails? Natural Landscapes Crew Leader Sarah Briggs tells us what her and the trail crew have been doing to get the trails ready for fall. As the season begins to change, we will spend a bit of time blowing...
Container Garden Basics from a Plant Lady
It took flying half way across this country to the great state of Minnesota to cause me to take a fresh look at container gardens. Sometimes you just have to get out of town! I recently attended the 75th anniversary conference of GardenComm in Minneapolis along with a...
Art Gallery: Asheville Plein Air Painters
For Native Azalea Day, Â 30 artists from Asheville Plein Air Painters were on site in the Azalea Collection to create a variety of gorgeous art. Over 400 visitors, including 34 ecoEXPLORE families, visited the Azalea Collection to see the azaleas in bloom and watch the...
Now Blooming: The Pura Lily Series
A brand new series of lilies is making its North American debut at Bloom with a View! "The Arboretum is honored to exhibit for the first time in North America, the Pura lily series!” said Clara Curtis, Senior Director of Mission Delivery. “The double, pollen-free...
Winter Lights 2022 Thanks You!
Thank you for another wonderful year of Winter Lights! We sold 25,768 tickets and welcomed an estimated 91,063 guests. The walk-through format continued, and we’re thrilled to have guests explore the garden at their own pace. The per-car tiered ticket model once...
Take a Hike with TRACK Trails!
Looking for a way to get your kids outside? Take a walk on the Arboretum’s TRACK Trail! Self-guided brochures accompany the Natural Garden Trail and turn hiking into a fun, interactive experience for kids and adults alike. The following brochures are available year...
Bloom Watch: The Azalea Collection
Bloom season for the Azalea collection is fast approaching, and Curator of the Arboretum’s National Native Azalea Collection Carson Ellis is keeping an eye on the plants as they begin to blossom. Read on for her weekly updates on what’s blooming in the garden. ...
Find Your Way on Arboretum Trails
Finding your way on Arboretum Trails just got easier, thanks to a new wayfinding sign and map system. The installation of new trail signs is wrapping up now, just in time for spring. This project has been in the works for four years, guided by an interdepartmental...
2022 Year in Review
Happy New Year from the Arboretum! Join us in celebrating some of our successes from 2022. None of this would be possible without you – we’re so thankful for your continued support of our mission to cultivate connections between people, plants and places! This year we...
Songbird Monitoring at the Arboretum
High in the Southern Appalachians just outside of Asheville is the North Carolina Arboretum, where Wild Bird Research Group has been running a MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship)Â banding station since the summer of 2018. Each year we have had the...