After a long bout of being stuck at home with sick kids, Jonah and I finally got a chance to go out on a date on Thursday! We visited the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh. This garden is one of my favorites! There’s such a wide variety of things to see there. They have SO MANY different garden zones:
- Rooftop Terrace
- Asian Valley
- Butterfly Garden
- Color Trial Garden (for testing new annuals and tender perennials)
- Elms
- Roses
- Geophytes (bulbs/corms/tubers/rhizomes)
- Japanese Garden (My FAVORITE!)
- White Garden
- Lath House (shade garden)
- Mixed border
- Model Gardens
- Paradise Garden
- Perennial Border
- Scree Garden
- Southall Memorial Garden
- Winter Garden
- Xeric Garden
Check out some of the photos below for a virtual tour (hover over the photos for descriptions)! I highly recommend a stop if you’re in the Raleigh area. Since they are affiliated with NC State University, they always have fun programs, classes, and educational opportunities going on for all ages. Jonah and I joked that there must be a rule that academic lectures must include a pun… our favorite from their list this month was “Plant Parenthood: From Planting to Pest Management” (insert groan/eye roll here). You can see a full list of upcoming events on their site. I hope you’ll pay them a visit when you’re in town!
