North Carolina Botanical Gardens, Chapel Hill, NC

Welcome Spring with a Day in a Beautiful Garden

by Ashley Kappel | April 05, 2010

Plant fiends, unite! The North Carolina Botanical Garden offers a wealth of native-North Carolina plants just waiting for your springtime visit. Visit the display gardens, the Trotten Center, and many natural areas. The best part? It's free.

The Gardens are a lot more than just plants. Check out what's happening this April:

Blazing-Stars: After-School Nature Club (April 6)

Botanical Illustration: Advanced Watercolor, the first of a four-class series (April 6)

Botanical Sweet Peas: Pond Walk, ages 2.5-4 (April 7)

Therapeutic Horticulture: An Introductory Workshop (April 10)

Spring Wildflowers of Nature Trail Hill (April 11)

Celebrating Spring: A Digital Photography Workshop, the first of a four-class series (April 12)

Nature Tales: Storytime at the Garden, ages 3-5 (April 22)

Worm Worlds: Intro to Vermicomposting, ages 5-12 (April 24)

If your travels take you through Chapel Hill during mid-April, plan to take part in the Chapel Hill Spring Garden Tour on April 17-18. Tour guests will visit nine well-known private gardens in the Lake Forest neighborhood. Proceeds from the tour benefit the North Carolina Botanical Garden and the educational and community service projects of the Chapel Hill Garden Club. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 day-of, with children 16 and under free when accompanied by an adult.

North Carolina Botanical Garden is located at 100 Old Mason Farm Road in Chapel Hill. For more information, call (919) 962-0522.