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This garden also serves other functions:

Landscape Theme

Butterfly Garden

Cottage Garden

Cutting Garden

Drought Tolerant Garden

Edible Garden

English Garden

Native Garden

Pollinator Garden

Rock Garden

Shade Garden

Water Garden

Winter Garden

Landscape Location

Container

Lawn

Meadow

Naturalized Area

Patio

Slope/Bank

Small Space

Vertical Spaces

Walkways

Woodland

Design Feature

Accent

Barrier

Border

Flowering Tree

Foundation Planting

Hedge

Mass Planting

Screen/Privacy

Shade Tree

Small groups

Small Tree

Specimen

Attracts

Bats

Bees

Butterflies

Frogs

Hummingbirds

Moths

Pollinators

Predatory Insects

Reptiles

Small Mammals

Songbirds

Specialized Bees

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

Entrance

Spring

Entrance Garden age: 9 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Jacobaea maritima Dusty Miller Silver Ragwort Senecio cineraria
Description

Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden in Kernersville, NC opened to the public in 2011. Admission is free and the garden is open daily dawn until dusk. It’s purpose is to connect people of all ages to the world of plants, gardening, and horticulture.

Entrance

Spring

Entrance Garden age: 9 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Jacobaea maritima Dusty Miller Silver Ragwort Senecio cineraria
Garden visit

Spring

Garden visit Garden age: 9 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Cercis canadensis 'Ruby Falls' Eastern Redbud Judas Tree Love Tree Cercis canadensis "Ruby Falls'
Pyracantha coccinea Scarlet Firethorn Scarlet Pyracantha Pyracantha coccinea
Walkway

Spring

Walkway Garden age: 9 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Punica granatum Pomegranate growth habit
Bromeliad

Spring

Bromeliad Garden age: 9 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Vine

Spring

Vine Garden age: 9 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jasmine Carolina Jessamine Carolina Yellow Jessamine Close up of funnel shaped flower
Liquidambar styraciflua American Sweet Gum Redgum Red Sweet Gum Liquidambar styraciflua
Jasmine blooming in early spring

Spring

Jasmine blooming in early spring Garden age: 8 years Nancy Quigley CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jasmine Carolina Jessamine Carolina Yellow Jessamine Close up of funnel shaped flower
Dogwood and redbud in bloom

Spring

Dogwood and redbud in bloom Garden age: 8 years Nancy Quigley CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Cercis canadensis American Judas Tree American Redbud Eastern Redbud tree form with pink blooms
Cornus hybrids Hybrid Flowering Dogwood Stellar Hybrids leaves and flowers
The bones of the garden can be appreciated in the winter

Winter

The bones of the garden can be appreciated in the winter Garden age: 8 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Winter with the promise of spring in camellia buds

Winter

Winter with the promise of spring in camellia buds Garden age: 8 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Camellia japonica Camellia Common Camellia Japanese Camellia Camellia japonica
Chocolate vine & Jasmine

Summer

Chocolate vine & Jasmine vine Garden age: 8 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine Five Leaf Akebia Five-Leaf Chocolate Vine Five parted compound leaves.
Succulents & summer color

Summer

Succulents & summer color Garden age: 8 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Hemerocallis Day Lilies Daylily Day Lily Hemerocallis
Hot color border

Summer

Hot color border Garden age: 8 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Euphorbia Euphorbia Spurge Leaves
Lantana camara Common Lantana Lantana Red Sage Lantana camara flower
Summer border

Summer

Summer border Garden age: 8 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Echinacea purpurea Coneflower Eastern Purple Coneflower Purple Coneflower Flowers (Wake County, NC)
Leucanthemum x superbum Shasta Daisy Planted along side butterfly weed in summer in Moore County
Entrance

Spring

Entrance Garden age: 9 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Jacobaea maritima Dusty Miller Silver Ragwort Senecio cineraria
Garden visit

Spring

Garden visit Garden age: 9 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Cercis canadensis 'Ruby Falls' Eastern Redbud Judas Tree Love Tree Cercis canadensis "Ruby Falls'
Pyracantha coccinea Scarlet Firethorn Scarlet Pyracantha Pyracantha coccinea
Walkway

Spring

Walkway Garden age: 9 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Punica granatum Pomegranate growth habit
Bromeliad

Spring

Bromeliad Garden age: 9 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Vine

Spring

Vine Garden age: 9 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jasmine Carolina Jessamine Carolina Yellow Jessamine Close up of funnel shaped flower
Liquidambar styraciflua American Sweet Gum Redgum Red Sweet Gum Liquidambar styraciflua
Jasmine blooming in early spring

Spring

Jasmine blooming in early spring Garden age: 8 years Nancy Quigley CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jasmine Carolina Jessamine Carolina Yellow Jessamine Close up of funnel shaped flower
Dogwood and redbud in bloom

Spring

Dogwood and redbud in bloom Garden age: 8 years Nancy Quigley CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Cercis canadensis American Judas Tree American Redbud Eastern Redbud tree form with pink blooms
Cornus hybrids Hybrid Flowering Dogwood Stellar Hybrids leaves and flowers
The bones of the garden can be appreciated in the winter

Winter

The bones of the garden can be appreciated in the winter Garden age: 8 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Winter with the promise of spring in camellia buds

Winter

Winter with the promise of spring in camellia buds Garden age: 8 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Camellia japonica Camellia Common Camellia Japanese Camellia Camellia japonica
Chocolate vine & Jasmine

Summer

Chocolate vine & Jasmine vine Garden age: 8 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine Five Leaf Akebia Five-Leaf Chocolate Vine Five parted compound leaves.
Succulents & summer color

Summer

Succulents & summer color Garden age: 8 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Hemerocallis Day Lilies Daylily Day Lily Hemerocallis
Hot color border

Summer

Hot color border Garden age: 8 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Euphorbia Euphorbia Spurge Leaves
Lantana camara Common Lantana Lantana Red Sage Lantana camara flower
Summer border

Summer

Summer border Garden age: 8 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Echinacea purpurea Coneflower Eastern Purple Coneflower Purple Coneflower Flowers (Wake County, NC)
Leucanthemum x superbum Shasta Daisy Planted along side butterfly weed in summer in Moore County