Highlands Botanical Garden
Botanical Garden
Why pick this one
Highlands Botanical Garden offers free daily access to more than 12 acres, four specialty gardens, and a native plant finder.
Best for
- Exploring southern Appalachian native plants
- Walking through woodland, riparian and wetland habitats
- Learning about ethnobotany, mosses, pollinator-friendly landscaping or rock outcrop plants
- Finding native plants suited to specific light and soil conditions
- Visiting a free outdoor botanical garden open from sunrise to sunset
Look elsewhere if
- Seeking indoor Nature Center exhibits through the end of 2026
- Need a commercial landscaping installation or plant-purchasing service
- Require an emergency or after-hours service
Specialties
- Appalachian ethnobotanical garden
- Moss garden
- Homeowner's native-plant demonstration garden
- Rock outcrop garden
- Native plant finder
Certifications
- Western Carolina University
What makes them different
- More than 12 acres at an elevation of 4,118 feet
- Hundreds of labeled plants grow in woodland, riparian and wetland habitats
- Four specialty demonstration gardens focus on southern Appalachian botany and ecology
- Native plant finder draws on more than 15 years of weekly bloom records
- Free admission with gardens and trails open daily from sunrise to sunset
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 930 Horse Cove Rd, Highlands, NC 28741
- Phone
- +18285260188
- Website
- http://highlandsbiological.org/botanical-garden/
- hbs@wcu.edu
Services
- Botanical garden access
- Walking trails
- Native plant education
- Habitat restoration and native plant conservation
- Scientific study resource