2026
Join the Gardens Galore tour – June 2-6, 2026 – Visit Longwood Gardens (America’s #1 garden), Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, Nemours Mansion and French Formal Garden, Winterthur, plus Hagley Museum, Historic Valley Forge and Toby’s Dinner Theater. Read all about it.
2025 – Past Events
FIELD TRIP – Meet Me in the Garden – May 3 – Join the Hibriten Garden Club for a walking tour of six neighborhood gardens in Lenoir, NC.
FIELD TRIP – Good Ashe Lavender Farm – June 18 – An organically grown Lavender farm in Lansing, NC.
FIELD TRIP – Rhododendron Festival – June 21 – Roan Mountain State Park, approximately 40 miles from Blowing Rock.
COMMUNITY EVENT – Mile of Flowers – June 27 – Visit spectacular public and private gardens around Blowing Rock. In addition to the garden tours, there will be an afternoon private tea party for ticket holders at the American Legion building in Blowing Rock.
COMMUNITY EVENT – July 4th parade – story from the Blowing Rocket newspaper
FIELD TRIP – Swinging Bridge Farm – July 15 – Tours begin at 10:00am, cost $15. Blueberries and thornless blackberries may be ready for picking.
FIELD TRIP – Spring House Farm – August 22 – U-pick flowers and veggies, cost is $15, bring cash.
COMMUNITY EVENT – Wildflower Bingo – September 4
FIELD TRIP – September 6 – Dahlia Festival
October 3 – Arborcrest Tour
2024
- May 2024 – Tour two Newland garden centers followed by a barbecue lunch
- June 2024 – Blueberry picking at Old Orchard Creek Farm
- July 2024 – Arborcrest gardens
- October 2024 – Cider pressing
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