A Conservation Garden
Holiday Hours: Our main display gardens will be closed Thursday 11/25 and Friday 11/26. We'll be back open normal hours Saturday 11/27 (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) and Sunday 11/28 (1-5 p.m.). Our other spaces, including Coker Arboretum, Battle Park, the Piedmont Nature Trails, Parker Preserve, and Mason Farm Biological Reserve, are open every day, dawn to dusk. Learn more and plan your trip.
Gardens and Natural Areas Open
Our main display gardens are open normal hours, along with our Garden Shop, Daily Plant Sale, educational exhibit hall, and art gallery. Masks are required indoors.
Our other gardens and nature preserves (including Coker Arboretum, the Piedmont Nature Trails, Battle Park, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, and Parker Preserve) are also open, dawn to dusk, every day.
The North Carolina Botanical Garden is a conservation garden. Our guiding mission is to inspire understanding, appreciation, and conservation of plants and to advance a sustainable relationship between people and nature.
News from the Garden
Team Developing Flora of the Southeastern U.S. Grows
What do a cigar orchid, giant air plant, Everglades palm, and pygmy fringetree have in common? They’re all plants that, in the United States, only grow Florida. And they’re covered in the latest version of the Flora of the Southeastern United States, published by our Herbarium!
Winter in the Garden Programs
Enjoy the peaceful holiday splendor of the Garden as we celebrate the end of the year with a craft market, guided tours, and more throughout the season. Food Pantry Donations…
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