Welcome to the Pitt County Arboretum: WHAT'S IN BLOOM

Saturday, June 4, 2016

WHAT'S IN BLOOM

Rain and sunshine have made the Arboretum a mass of blooming plants. This is just a small sample of what you will see this week. There are picnic tables and walking trails to make a trip out worth your while.

Photos by M. Endres

Top l. to r.
PERENNIAL BORDER
1. Leucanthemum x superbum 'Becky' Shasta Daisy
CHILDREN'S GARDEN
2. Achellia 'Moonshine' Yarrow
BUTTERFLY GARDEN
3. Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies'
PERENNIAL BORDER
4. Stokesia laevis 'Blue Danube' Stokes Aster
ROSE GARDEN
5. Rosa 'WEKfrancoly' 'In the Mood' Tea Rose
Bottom l. to r.
AG CENTER FRONT BED
6. Lantana camara 'Granny's Backyard'
CHILDREN'S GARDEN
7. Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue'
HERB GARDEN
8. Hypericum perforatum St. John's Wort
PERENNIAL BORDER
9. Astilbe x arendsii Goat's Beard
CHILDREN'S GARDEN
10. Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan

ARBORETUM MISSION

FRIENDS OF THE PITT COUNTY ARBORETUM

To help support and expand our beautiful Arboretum and to strengthen our teaching, demonstration, and outreach programs, become a Friend of the Arboretum. Started in 2002, the nonprofit Friends organization plays a critical role in preserving and perpetuating an important local cultural resource. The Arboretum depends on memberships and gifts for our operating expenses. Friends enjoy many benefits including early admittance to our annual plant sale, discount ticket price for our January Speaker Event, access to our horticultural library, and discounts at local gardening shops. Call 252-902-1709 for an application.