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The Daniel Boone Native Gardens, located near downtown Boone, N.C., contain an outstanding collection of native Appalachian trees, shrubs, and wildflowers. Hundreds of plant varieties provide a progression of blooms throughout the growing season.
Opened in 1966, the three-acre Daniel Boone Native Gardens were an educational and conservation effort to nurture rare or endangered Appalachian plant species.
A project of the Garden Club of N.C., Inc., these public gardens comprise a bog garden, fern garden, rhododendron grove, rock garden, rock wishing well, vine-covered arbor, pond alongside the historic Squire Boone Cabin, and several grand vistas. Wrought-iron gates at the entrance were made by a descendant of Daniel Boone, who hunted in the area.
For more information, visit: DanielBooneGardens.org!
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The Watauga County Farmers’ Market has been in operation since 1974, and is located at the Horn In The West in Boone, North Carolina. The market is a direct link between our local farmers and the consumer. Local support for farming allows increased awareness of good land practices, preservation of rural landscapes and lifestyles, and the minimal use of pesticides. The members of the farmers’ market are proud of the high quality products we sell. We hope you will enjoy coming to the market as much as we do!
Helful Hints:
- Bring small bills so that making change is easier for sellers. Checks are generally accepted, most vendors are not set up to take credit cards.
- Many shoppers bring large bags or baskets to consolidate their purchases.
- Most vendors are happy to recycle or reuse: egg cartons, flower pots, berry baskets and bags.
- Please DO NOT bring pets into the market area. Service animals are welcome.
- Bring a picnic. Enjoy Horn In The West’s picnic area or the nearby Boone Park. Desserts, fruits, vegetables, cheeses, bread and coffee are usually sold at the market.
To Learn More Visit: WataugaCountyFarmersMarket.org!
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The Daniel Boone Native Gardens in Boone will hold their second annual Early Bird Wildflower Walk & Plant Sale on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission to this fundraising event is free, but donations to the nonprofit gardens are appreciated.
For wildflower enthusiasts this walk is a rare chance to enjoy some of the most spectacular early spring wildflowers of the Blue Ridge in a quiet, in-town setting; the gardens’ regular season begins May 1, daily through Oct. 31. The wildflower event is also a chance for gardeners in the High Country to buy top-quality locally grown plant material.
Some of the region’s top nursery growers will be on hand with a large variety of hardy native azaleas, rhododendrons, blueberries, dogwoods, and other flowering trees and shrubs, as well as perennial flowers, herbs, and vegetables.
The Daniel Boone Native Gardens are featured in the current April 2009 issue of Our State Magazine, which calls the 3-acre gardens “a trove of mountain blooms.” Spring blooms at the April 25 wildflower walk may include redbud, Virginia bluebell, shooting star, wild gingers, trout lily, dogwood, and wood anemone.
With a gift late last year of 120 plants from Lamtree Farms of Warrensville, many of them rare or endangered species grown locally, the gardens will be more beautiful than ever this spring. A Town of Boone grant has gone a long way toward getting the many shrubs, trees, and wildflowers planted throughout the gardens.
In addition to Lamtree Farms at the plant sale, growers include Alicia Breton of My Favorite Plants, the Tennessee Rose Native Azalea Nursery, Hickory Lane Gardens, and Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery.
The Shady Grove nursery will be taking advance orders for transplants of tomatoes and sweet peas; call 297-4098. Potted plant offerings will include mountain mint, echinacea, native honeysuckle, and hellebore.
For information see www.danielboonegardens.org or, for grower and vendor inquiries, call 828-264-1440.
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Tags: Boone, Daniel Boone Native Gardens, Early Bird Wildflower Walk, Lamtree Farms, Our State Magazine, Plant Sale, Shady Grove nursery, Warrensville |
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Benefit #1: Get Listed in our Mountain Vacation Planner
The High Country Host produces and distributes over 175,000 copies of our full-color Mountain Vacation Planner. The Planner is distributed at Visitor Centers throughout North Carolina, trade shows, AAA Offices and Travel Agencies; as well as our very own Visitor’s Center in Boone where we welcomed over 45,000 visitors last year.
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You’ll find exciting attractions in Boone and all around the High Country. The region is the home of several “firsts”: North Carolina’s original family theme park Tweetsie Railroad, the state’s very first golf course, Linville Golf Club, the state’s oldest travel attraction The Blowing Rock, the state’s only public caverns Linville Caverns, the nation’s oldest Revolutionary War drama Horn in the West, and the world’s first privately-owned biosphere reserve Grandfather Mountain.
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