The Arboretum's newest feature, located by the Marion Andrus Learning Center, is both a wonderful play destination for young families and a rich "idea place" for preschools, childcares and family backyards.

We are working with the North Carolina Botanical Gardens education staff, designing the Children’s Wonder Garden. This will be the first public garden space in the Triangle area that is fully geared towards promoting contact with nature for young children.

The Southern Highlands Reserve is a repository for natures beauty, boasting an extensive collection of native azaleas and ornamental native wildflowers.