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THE GARDENS >
the Arboretum
Within Lindley Park at Market Street & Starmount Drive
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Beautiful and the Greensboro Parks & Recreation Department
to provide the community with an outstanding collection
of plants for study and enjoyment. This 17-acre site features
12 permanent plant collections and special display gardens,
structural features including a fountain, overlook, arbor,
gazebo, bridges, and benches. Its extensive variety of plants
offer rich educational |
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opportunities for children and adults, landscape designers &
homeowners.
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The Collections:
- The New Garden Landscaping &
Nursery Sequence of Bloom Collection - featuring
plants which blossom at progressive seasons for year-round
beauty.
- Conifer Collection - cone-bearing
plants
- Groundcover Collection -
low-growing, spreading plants
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- William R. Findley Sun Shrub Collection
- plants which grow well in full sun
- Small Tree Collection -
a variety of relatively compact trees (many of which
have been donated as memorials or honoraria)
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- Greensboro Council of Garden Clubs
Winter Garden Collection - featuring plants with
interest during the winter months, and a gazebo for
weddings, meetings and relaxation
- Hydrophytic Collection -
plants thriving in moist soil
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- Irene H. McIver Vine Collection
& Perennial Border - a variety of climbing
plants trained to grow on the landmark Arbor which is
surrounded by a four-foot border of perennials providing
spring, summer and fall beauty
- Gate City Kiwanis Club Shade Shrub
Collection - plants which grow in varying degrees
of shade
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- Green Hill Farm Hosta Collection
- approximately 200 hostas can been seen spring
through fall >>
- Dwarf Conifer Collection - more than 80 different
species of small conifers showcased in front of the
Arboretum Education Facility
Other special garden areas and features include: |
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- The R.R. Allen Family Butterfly Garden &
Fountain - a focal point from the Overlook and
nestled within the Hydrophytic Collection
- Beeson Rhododendron Garden - over 70 varieties
blossoming from May to late June
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- Wildflower Trail - Native wildflowers and
ferns line the wooded trail and provide interest
in all seasons
- James W. Newlin Holly Garden - a vast collection
of holly varieties
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- Woodland Trail - a nature walk with discovery
stations winds through an old established forest
- Blanche S. Benjamin Overlook - ramped for handicapped
accessibility, the Overlook provides a panoramic
view of the Arboretum.
- Kaplan Family Rose Garden - first-class collection
of roses developed and maintained in conjunction
with the Greensboro Rose Society.
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Each year at the Arboretum Education Facility, Greensboro
Beautiful sponsors a Garden Seminar Series in partnership
with the NC
Cooperative Extension Service in Guilford County and
the Greensboro Parks & Recreation Department. |
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