Nestled in the Southern Appalachian Mountains just south of Asheville, The North Carolina Arboretum offers acres of cultivated gardens and groomed trails featuring some of the most beautiful, botanically-diverse plants in the region.
See What's Beautiful TodayTucked away in the heart of the Arboretum’s National Azalea Repository is a dense riparian forest cove full of quintessential Appalachian broadleaf evergreens and deciduous understory plants that provide the perfect breeding habitat for many …
Learn MoreThe North Carolina Arboretum is going wild for art and nature in 2021 with Wild Art, an outdoor sculpture exhibition featuring works by 17 local and national artists inspired by nature.
On display April 1 – September 26 in our gardens.
Experience this breathtaking exhibition of images from award-winning nature photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen, who has spent nearly four decades documenting wild places across the globe and the remarkable creatures that inhabit them.
On display May 15 – September 5 inside the Baker Visitor Center