It’s a beautiful day to be outside. Native Plant Festival runs until 4pm today.

Featured speakers for today's event. Plan to spend all day at the Native Plant Festival. Food trucks will be on-site and there will be activities for the kids. Gates open in just over an hour at 9am!

Hurricane Florence devastated local trees and we are still even now getting reports of tree issues that can be attributed to Florence. This year one of the most popular questions being asked is -- what trees should I plant and when?

In the Southeast, Fall is actually the preferred season to plant trees and shrubs. The Friends of the Arboretum have put together a list of trees that are available to order online and should do well in our environment. The trees will be delivered to the Arboretum for pickup and Friends receive a discount on each tree purchased.

Friends board members will be at the Native Plant Festival on Saturday if you have any questions or need help selecting trees.

Come visit the Ability Garden and Arboretum at our lovely green space downtown for Park(ing) Day 2019! We’ll be chatting about the Native Plant Festival, Pumpkin Palooza and more!