Plan a visit to the beautiful North Carolina Arboretum. It is located just south of Asheville in the heart of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. It was established in stages in the late 1980s and early 1990s and covers 434 acres.
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North Carolina Arboretum located near Asheville, NC
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Blue Ridge Mountain View
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Baker Landscape Garden
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Baker Landscape Gardens Seasonal Containers
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Baker Landscape Gardens
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Bench at the Cabin
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Ginkgo Bell by Ed Kidera
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Blue Ridge Heritage Trail
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Quilt Garden and Blue Ridge Court
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Blue Ridge Courtyard Fountain and Frederick Law Olmstead statue
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Hope by Jim Weitzel
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Frederick Law Olmsted by Zenos Frudakis
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Wisteria on Rock Wall
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Espaliered Kieffer Pear (Pyrus communis 'Kieffer')
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Stream Garden Gate by David Brewin and Joseph Miller
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The Stream Garden
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Heritage Garden has a stone chimney, reminiscent of old homestead sites in North Carolina.
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Heritage Garden Water Feature
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Male Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
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Rocky Cove Railroad Model Train runs on the weekends during the summer months.
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Rocky Cove Model Railroad Town
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Amphittheater
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A Hedge Aganist Extinction by Martha Webster
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Luminaries by Ralph Berger with White Astilbe and Pulmonaria
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Education Center Courtyard
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Education Center
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O Great Spirit by Nell Bannister Scruggs
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Remembrance Bell by Stefan Bonitz
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Nature's Throne by Linda Pannullo
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Back of Nature's Throne by Linda Pannullo
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