Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Durham, NC, April 17, 2010: The Sarah P. Duke Gardens comprise 55 acres next to the medical center on the west campus of Duke University. There are four gardens: an Asiatic arboretum that surrounds a small lake, a native plant garden amidst a piney woods, the terrace gardens which flow down a slope providing layers of color and the show gardens surrounding the visitors center and gift shop. The gardens radiate from a central circular bed.

The Culberson Asiatic Arboretum:









Chinese roof iris and Japanese zig-zag bridge:













Muscovy ducks:

Tree peonies:









Geisha and Viburnum:









A cardinal and a cypress:

A slider and spirea:









Red horse chestnut:
The Terrace Gardens:









Tulips under planted with violets:
Pansies and poppies:

Azaleas and wisteria:









The H.L. Bloomquist Garden of Native Plants:














A white wisteria and a Florida azalea:









The Liriodendron tulipifera:
A Lady Banks rose:









The iris fountain at the Doris Duke Center: