Walk Tall: Wander Among the Trees of University City’s Green Heart
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Celebrate National Public Gardens Week with a tour of the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens
When: Wednesday, May 13, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
What: Join Landscape Architect and Horticultural Supervisor Ed Davis for a walking tour through the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens. The walk will start at the McMillan Greenhouse and head into the Van Landingham Glen – a woodland garden of thousands of native plants and rhododendron. We’ll follow winding paths below majestic trees, including a grove of bigleaf magnolia. The tour will continue to the Susie Harwood Garden through the Mellichamp Native Terrace and Asian Garden, and return to the greenhouse to tour its collection of carnivorous plants.
Where: McMillan Greenhouse, UNC Charlotte, 9090 Craver Road, Charlotte, NC 28262.
Accessibility: This walk is only accessible by foot. There is a steep gravel path to access the Gardens and Glen.
Parking: There are 5 free parking spots available adjacent to McMillan Greenhouse, in Lot 16A. If you park in those spots, you must sign in at the Greenhouse. If those spots are full, the closest visitor parking is in East Deck 1, and the cost for that parking is $5 for the first hour and $2 for each additional hour.
Transit: To avoid driving and parking, you can take the Blue Line light rail to the UNC Charlotte campus station and walk about 10 minutes or at the station catch the Green Line on-campus shuttle and det off at the Facilities Management building or the Fretwell Building (near the East Visitor Deck). You may also take CATS Bus 11 from uptown or Bus 29 (between Eastland Mall area and UNC Charlotte. Get more information at ridetransit.org.