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For immediate release: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
RALEIGH, NC (Dec. 16, 2008) Vibrant colors, sweet fragrances, peaceful paths. No matter where you turn in North Carolina, a garden and a tranquil moment await. For more, go to VisitNC.com.
The mountain springtime really heats up in late April, when the brilliant color of 1,000 azaleas light up the landscape at the Biltmore Gardens in Asheville. During your Asheville visit, don’t miss the 426-acre North Carolina Arboretum with its fun new segway tours. The arboretum hosts regular educational talks and garden walks where visitors learn about everything from wild ramps to the rare plants of the Southern Appalachians. And, just west of Asheville, the entire campus of Haywood Community College in Clyde, is an arboretum. Explore the tranquil Rhododendron Garden, where 75 varieties of rhododendron begin to reveal their spectacular color in early April.
In the middle of the state, enjoy fountains, sculpture and an amazing assortment of plant life as you wind through Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Belmont (near Charlotte). The Orchid Conservatory (opened in January 2008) is definitely a stop with 8,000 square feet of orchids and tropical plants in a glass house. Stay at the Duke Mansion while you're in Charlotte, then travel to Durham for the 55 exquisite acres of the Sarah P. Duke Gardens on the Duke University campus. In Chapel Hill, enjoy the herb garden, Jenny’s fragrant white garden and more at Fearrington Village, our 5-star inn, and restaurants.
And while the North Carolina Coast may be famous for its windswept dunes, towering lighthouses and miles of pristine beaches, this is also an area full of manicured formal gardens, masses of azaleas and unique botanical gems such as the rare Venus Flytrap.
The coast region runs the gamut of botanical delights, with easily cultivated sandy soil and a climate tempered by the Gulf Stream. Take a break at Orton Plantation Gardens, with formal and natural gardens and magnificent flowers and trees on the site of a Southern plantation. Visit Edenton’s Cupola House Garden, a Colonial Revival garden designed by Donald Parker of Colonial Williamsburg, with parterres, orchard, arbor and herbs befitting this historical 1758 home. And don’t forget the formal Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, with antique statuary, or the sculpture-filled Airlie Gardens in Wilmington.
North Carolina offers arts and culture, unique lodging, charming small towns and vibrant urban locations. Explore the highest peaks east of the Mississippi to the 300 miles of pristine coastline at VisitNC.com, or call 1-800 VISIT NC (847-4862).
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Media Contacts:
Wit Tuttell
919-733-7420
wit@visitnc.com
Susan Dosier
704-953-9408
sdosier@visitnc.com
Spring Blooms in the Gardens of North Carolina
RALEIGH, NC (Dec. 16, 2008) Vibrant colors, sweet fragrances, peaceful paths. No matter where you turn in North Carolina, a garden and a tranquil moment await. For more, go to VisitNC.com.The mountain springtime really heats up in late April, when the brilliant color of 1,000 azaleas light up the landscape at the Biltmore Gardens in Asheville. During your Asheville visit, don’t miss the 426-acre North Carolina Arboretum with its fun new segway tours. The arboretum hosts regular educational talks and garden walks where visitors learn about everything from wild ramps to the rare plants of the Southern Appalachians. And, just west of Asheville, the entire campus of Haywood Community College in Clyde, is an arboretum. Explore the tranquil Rhododendron Garden, where 75 varieties of rhododendron begin to reveal their spectacular color in early April.
In the middle of the state, enjoy fountains, sculpture and an amazing assortment of plant life as you wind through Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Belmont (near Charlotte). The Orchid Conservatory (opened in January 2008) is definitely a stop with 8,000 square feet of orchids and tropical plants in a glass house. Stay at the Duke Mansion while you're in Charlotte, then travel to Durham for the 55 exquisite acres of the Sarah P. Duke Gardens on the Duke University campus. In Chapel Hill, enjoy the herb garden, Jenny’s fragrant white garden and more at Fearrington Village, our 5-star inn, and restaurants.
And while the North Carolina Coast may be famous for its windswept dunes, towering lighthouses and miles of pristine beaches, this is also an area full of manicured formal gardens, masses of azaleas and unique botanical gems such as the rare Venus Flytrap.
The coast region runs the gamut of botanical delights, with easily cultivated sandy soil and a climate tempered by the Gulf Stream. Take a break at Orton Plantation Gardens, with formal and natural gardens and magnificent flowers and trees on the site of a Southern plantation. Visit Edenton’s Cupola House Garden, a Colonial Revival garden designed by Donald Parker of Colonial Williamsburg, with parterres, orchard, arbor and herbs befitting this historical 1758 home. And don’t forget the formal Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, with antique statuary, or the sculpture-filled Airlie Gardens in Wilmington.
North Carolina offers arts and culture, unique lodging, charming small towns and vibrant urban locations. Explore the highest peaks east of the Mississippi to the 300 miles of pristine coastline at VisitNC.com, or call 1-800 VISIT NC (847-4862).
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Media Contacts:
Wit Tuttell
919-733-7420
wit@visitnc.com
Susan Dosier
704-953-9408
sdosier@visitnc.com
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