Saturday, I had the pleasure of visiting
At MP 8 1/2, across Colington Road just south of the
Wright Brothers Monument and
adjacent to the Baum Senior Center on Mustian Street,
the Arboretum is a collaborative project
of the NC Cooperative Extension,
Dare Master Gardeners,
Dare County, the Town of Kill Devil Hills,
the Outer Banks Community Foundation,
and the Dunes of Dare Garden Club.
Although the garden is within hearing distance of the Atlantic Ocean,
you'd never know you were at the beach when you stroll through
the Arboretum.
It showcases horticultural displays and botanical collections
native to and suitable for the Outer Banks' unique coastal microclimates:
wetlands, maritime forest, and beach dunes.
The Arboretum also hosts plant testing of immigrant plants,
both salt and pest resistant.
that have adapted to the local, often harsh, environment.
is imprinted with all different types of leaves
and pine needles.
Saturday was special since the Arboretum
was hosting a plant sale.
Local vendors and craftsmen displayed their wares.
Here's one of my favorite nurseries on the Outer Banks,
Nature's Harmony in Mann's Harbor.
More of the imprinted walkways,
since I had to take my purchases back to my truck
so I could buy more stuff.
One craftsman had these unique stepping stones
which I really liked,
especially the blue ones in the middle
which were of bachelors' buttons.
I would have liked some of those stones
since, as you can see,
I have quite a few bachelors' buttons in my garden.
This is the painting in the road
leading from the walkway to the Butterfly Garden
which is maintained by the Dunes of Dare Garden Club.
I really liked this picture.
If you have the opportunity,
please visit the Outer Banks Arboretum
You'll be glad you did.
And in case you didn't know,
Here's Dixie checking out my purchases.
And she always smells my tires whenever I return
to see where I've been and if there was any good road kill.
I bought a real pretty pink astilbe.
That's indigo in the foreground.
And huechera in the middle.
And if anyone can identify the plant in the background
please do.
It's a branching plant with delicate pink blooms.
Here are closeups of the
leaves and blooms.
The nursery man told me it was "adetsia."
And that would be the phonetic spelling
as best I understood him.
I've Googled it and have come up with nothing.
Any help would be appreciated.
that's Russian for Faberge.
And now you know.
oh, I would have spent a gazillion bucks there! What a beautiful place. You're a lucky lady to live so close to such beauty!
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