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Saturday, January 23, 2016

The Elizabethan Gardens


The Elizabethan Gardens are located adjacent to Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in Manteo, North Carolina. Construction of the Gardens by the Garden Club of North Carolina began on June 2, 1953 and the site was formally opened on August 18, 1960, the 373rd anniversary of the birth of Virginia Dare. According to its mission statement, The Elizabethan Gardens are "a tribute to the first English colonists in the New World at the site of the original settlement."

We visited during our October 2015 trip to the Outer Banks.

Entrance walk

Two varieties of Coleus

President's Walk honors past presidents of the garden club

Live Oak and Spanish moss

Due to the season, few roses were blooming in the rose garden

Sundial from the Elizabethan Age

HRH Queen Elizabeth I statue was added in 2006

Great Lawn

Mount and Well Head

Impatiens line the steps

A glimpse into the Sunken Garden

Overlook Terrace

Water Gate

Albemarle Sound

Looking across the Overlook Terrace into the Sunken Garden from the Water Gate

Replica gazebo

A variety of flowering plants line the walkway

Another glimpse of the Sunken Garden

One quarter of the Sunken Garden

16th century Italian fountain, pool and balustrade from the Whitney collection

An arched window into the Sunken Garden

Woodland Garden

This Live Oak was likely standing when the first colonists arrived

Another view of the Great Lawn

Azaleas

The Gate House also houses the gift shop

Above the gifts is a 1592 portrait of Queen Elizabeth I

An entrance fee of $9 for adults and $6 for youth ages 6 through 17 years is collected at the Gate House. North Carolina sales tax is added to the entrance fee.

The garden website is http://elizabethangardens.org/.

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