Visiting the Garden

Safety Precautions

As of March 7, masks are optional inside our buildings. Read more on the UNC website.

Know Before You Go

Map of display gardens — You’ll find printed versions of our map and guide at an outdoor station under the breezeway of the Allen Education Center (between buildings B and C). You can also download the PDF version of the map here.

Hours

Free, no reservation necessary
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays
1-5 p.m. Sundays
Closed Mondays and University holidays

Please Note

Our main parking lot gates are locked at 5 p.m.
Leashed pets are welcome on the Piedmont Nature Trails outside the gates, but no pets are allowed inside the main garden gates.
We have a picnic area with designated waste and recycle bins, and a new seating area near our Daily Plant Sale pavilion.

What is there to do?

Outdoors

Stroll through our Display Gardens
Take a walk on the Piedmont Nature Trails behind the Garden
Check out our Daily Plant Sale, back open as of 3/15. (Purchase plants inside the Garden Shop.)

Indoors

Peruse our Garden Shop! (You can also shop online here.)
Explore the latest exhibit in the DeBerry Gallery for Botanical Art & Illustration
Learn about native seeds in our Saving Our Seeds educational exhibit

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