Shade Garden at the New Hanover County Arboretum
Winter
shade landscape bed in Wilmington, NC at NHC Arboretum Garden age: 8 years skdavidson CC-BY-SA 2.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
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Name: Shade Garden at the New Hanover County Arboretum
Open to the public: Yes
County: New Hanover
Address: 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403
Website: https://www.nhcgov.com/161/Arboretum-NC-Cooperative-Extension
USDA Hardiness Zone: 8b (2023)
Extension Demonstration Garden? Yes
Approximate year the garden/landscape was established:
What to look for: This shade garden is located in Wilmington, NC at the New Hanover County NC Cooperative Extension and Arboretum. Featured plants for the Wilmington winter series include: Aucuba japonica 'Gold Dust', Fatsia japonica, Ivy Tree (Dendropanax trifidus), Hinoki falsecypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii'), and Tassel Fern (Polystichum polyblepharum). The stone path meanders through speckled leaf aucuba and tropical fatsia on the right and woodland ferns on the left. Visitors feel like they’re on a nature walk, but this garden is actually a fenced landscape in the city!
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Winter
shade landscape bed in Wilmington, NC at NHC Arboretum Garden age: 8 years skdavidson CC-BY-SA 2.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Winter
shade landscape bed in Wilmington, NC at NHC Arboretum Garden age: 8 years skdavidson CC-BY-SA 2.0- Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
