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Native Azalea Day

  • The North Carolina Arboretum 20 Frederick Law Olmsted Way Asheville, NC, 28806 United States (map)

I’ll be vending and debuting a new print!

Native Azalea Day

April 18, 2025

10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Visit the gardens this spring for Native Azalea Day, an invitation to celebrate and experience azaleas through the eyes of plant enthusiasts, botanists, and artists. For one day only, visitors can observe as plein air artists capture the scene in paint and pen, learn about the garden and its collection on a walking tour, and participate in hands-on activities for children and adults.

A shuttle to the Collection will be available between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., departing to and from the Baker Visitor Center throughout the event. Visitors are also welcome to walk to the Native Azalea Collection from the Gatehouse Parking Lot using Old Mill Road to Bent Creek Road, or can park at the Baker Visitor Center and walk down Running Cedar Road to Bent Creek Road. Walkers should be prepared to travel one mile over unpaved roads and paths.

Special thanks to Community Partner Carolina Native Nursery for sponsoring Native Azalea Day.

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