Name of Garden:
Elizabeth Gardens
History:
The first spade of dirt was turned for the 10.5 acre gardens on the Coronation Day of her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, on June 2nd, 1953.
"Truly this hallowed site is the birthplace of America. For here, and nowhere else, Sir Walter Raleigh made the initial attempts to colonize the New World under Queen Elizabeth I. These English colonists came to America in 1584-1587 and ''walked away through the dark forest into history."
Designed and executed by two of the nation's foremost landscape architects, M. Umberto Innocenti and Mr. Richard Webel.
Description:
The garden has unique appeal to horticulturists with its myriad varieties of plants; to nature lovers with its wildflowers and indigenous shrubs and trees; and to history buffs with its historic setting at the site of the first English Colony in the New World.
The grounds are also home to period furniture and English portraits in the Gate House; ancient garden statuary and ornaments, many given by The late Honorable John Hay Whitney, former Ambassador to the Court of St. James, and Mrs. Whitney; and to a 16th Century Gazebo.
Address:
Elizabethan Garden Club of NC, Inc.
P O Box 1150
Manteo, NC 27954
Telephone: 252 - 473-3234
Admission and Hours:
Daily, (Fall, Winter, Spring) - 9AM - 5PM.
June through Labor Day - 9AM - 8PM.
Admission Charged
Website:
http://www.outerbanks-nc.com/elizabethangardens/info.htm |
