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You are here: Home / Lifestyle / Travel / A winter walk at North Carolina Botanical Garden

A winter walk at North Carolina Botanical Garden

January 14, 2017 By Michelle Rogers

NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
Storyteller’s chair and audience seats

Yesterday, my son and I took advantage of an exceptionally warm winter day (in the 70s!) to get outdoors and take in some nature at the N.C. Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill.

Owned by the University of North Carolina and located near campus, the display gardens are part of a 1,000-acre collection of gardens and natural areas.

I’ve visited the Botanical Garden in the spring, summer and fall, when there is lush greenery and an abundance of blooms, and that is beautiful, of course. But I also enjoy exploring trails and parks like this in the winter. I find beauty and serenity in this bare season as well.

A lovely poster display in the area adjacent to the gift shop echoes this sentiment. “Get outside, put those coats and gloves to good use, breathe in the fresh, cool air of winter. There’s just so much to see in this beautiful state of North Carolina,” it encourages. I couldn’t agree more!

The Garden features several habitats representing different ecological regions of the state, including coastal and mountains.

NC Botanical Gardens - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living

It wouldn’t be a botanical garden without some water! Boardwalks and bridges lead you through this section.

NC Botanical Gardens - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living

Walking paths are made of traditional “Chapel Hill gravel” — a granular, yellow gravel resembling sand, but larger and coarser. Gravel sidewalks can still be found in parts of the historic section of town.

NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living

NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living

Whimsical artwork and sculptures made from natural materials grace the Garden throughout.

NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living

NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
Enjoy a life-size game of chess with pieces made from upcycled tin.
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
Writer Paul Green’s cabin was relocated here and is open for viewing.
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
A stick house to explore

NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living

Click on gallery images to enlarge:

NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
Love this cute sign in the bird feeder area!
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
A stick house to explore
"Build a Bird" for little ones
“Build a Bird” for little ones
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
Your move!
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
Wood sculpture, “Critter”
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
Stoneware and clay sculpture, “Inspiration II”
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
Inside the cabin
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
Storyteller’s Chair
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Garden - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Gardens - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Gardens - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living
NC Botanical Gardens - Michelle Rogers Healthy Living

The Garden is open six days a week. Admission and on-site parking are free. For information, see ncbg.unc.edu.

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