May 12th - Left home at 7am, arrived in Charlotte, N.C. late that afternoon, visited a friend that we had not seen in years.
May 13th - Drove to Raleigh, N.C. where we visited the
J.C. Raulston Arboretum and
Plant Delights
May 14th -
Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, N.C. ---Attempted to see Montrose but they were closed -- Drove 5 hours north to Seaford, Va. to visit
Pam Harper.
May 15th - Left Seaford, south to Norfolk to
Norfolk Botanical Gardens -- met garden blogger
Les
at the nursery where he works and he arranged a visit to the
Pinkam garden (we had incredible luck on this trip!)--- then west to Richmond,
Va.
May 16th -
Lewis Ginter Gardens --- then south to Asheville, N.C. for Garden Blogger's Fling
May 17th - Asheville Garden Blogger's Fling -
Christopher Mello,
Wamboldtopia,
North Carolina Arboretum
May 18th -
Gentling Garden,
Biltmore Estate
May 19th -
Ku'elei 'Aina --- Left for home around 11am, back home at 5pm.
Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
Wow, you had a wonderful vacation itinerary.... Great planning...
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