Thanks to the generosity of the Van Vleck Family and our many donors — and the dedication of our volunteers and staff — this property serves as an extraordinary resource for our community.
A center for horticulture, education, music, art and quiet contemplation, the gardens are open to the public for their enjoyment and the house is available to nonprofits for meetings and events.
Our cell phone tour and Visitor Center are sources of information on the history of the property and its horticultural resources.
Your contributions help keep this a special place for all to enjoy and we welcome volunteers to help with our varied programs.
The restoration and improvement of our gardens and facilities were made possible by generous gifts, including:
- Wisteria Courtyard, Jacqueline Mcmullen
- Formal Garden, Brenda And Hartley Bingham
- Winter Garden, Ellen And Carl Culbreth
- Azalea Walk, Heidi Muschick And Barry Dibernardo
- Tennis Court Garden, Lois And Michael Deenihan
- Children’s Butterfly Garden, In Memory Of Mark Landrum
- Greenhouse, Judith and William Turner
- Outdoor Classroom And Courtyard, Teddy And Wilt Hawkins
- Visitor Center, Marianne And Roy Smith
- Kitchen Garden, Suzanne And George Harris
- Education Center, The Raymond Family
Plant List
Trees
1. Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
2. Acer platanoides – Norway Maple
3. Acer rubrum – Red Maple
4. Acer saccharum – Sugar Maple
5. Sophora (Styphnolobium) japonica (um) – Japanese Scholar-tree
6. No longer exist
7. Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ – Blue Atlas Cedar
8. Cedrus libani – Cedar of Lebanon
9. Chamaecyparis obtusa – Hinoki Falsecypress
10. Chamaecyparis pisifera- Sewara Falsecypress
11. Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Plumosa’ – Plumosa Falsecypress
12. Chionanthus virginicus- Fringe Tree
13. Cornus florida – White Flowering Dogwood
14. Cornus florida var. rubra Pink Flowering Dogwood
15. Cornus kousa – Kousa Dogwood
16. Cryptomeria japonica – Japanese Cedar
17. Fagus sylvatica purpurea – Copper Beech
18. Fraxinus americana – White Ash
19. Ginkgo biloba – Maidenhair Tree
20. Halesia monticola – Mountain Silverbell
21. Ilex aquifolium – English Holly
22. Ilex cornuta – Chinese Holly
23. Ilex acquifolium x cornuta ‘N.R.S’ Nellie R. Stevens Holly
24. Ilex crenata – Japanese Holly
25. Ilex crenata convexa – Convex Japanese Holly
26. Ilex opaca – American Holly
27. Ilex x aquipernyi – English Holly, Hybrid
28. Juniperus virginiana – Eastern Redcedar
29. Laburnum x watereri – Goldenchain Tree
30. Larix decidua – European Larch
34. Liquidambar styraciflua – American Sweetgum
35. Magnolia grandiflora ‘Edith Bogue’ – Edith Bogue Magnolia
36. Magnolia x soulangeana – Saucer Magnolia
37. Magnolia stellata – Star Magnolia
38. Metasequoia glyptostroboides – Dawn Redwood
39. Nyssa sylvatica – Black Tupelo
40. Oxydendrum arboreum – Sourwood
44. Quercus palustris – Pin Oak
45. Quercus rubra – Red Oak
47. Paulownia tomentosa – Princess Tree
48. Picea abies – Norway Spruce
49. Pinus nigra – Austrian Pine
50. Pinus strobus – Eastern White Pine
53. Poncirus trifoliata – Hardy Orange
55. Stewartia pseudocamellia – Japanese Stewartia
56. Styrax japonicus – Japanese Snowbell
58. Trochodendron aralioides – Japanese Wheel Tree
59. Tsuga canadensis – Eastern Hemlock
60. Abies concolor – White Fir
61. No longer exist
62. Fraxinus americana – White Ash
64. Picea pungens ‘Glauca’ – Colorado Blue Spruce
65. Pinus resinosa – Red Pine
66. Pseudotsuga menziesii – Douglas Fir
67. Gleditsia triacanthos – Honey Locust
Shrubs
54. Pyracantha coccinea ‘Lalandei’ – Scarlet Firethorn
101. Aucuba japonica ‘Serratifolia’ – Serrated Aucuba
102. Aucuba japonica variegata – Variegated Japanese Aucuba
103. Berberis julianae – Wintergreen Barberry
104. Berberis tricanthophora – Threespine Barberry
105. Buxus microphylla – Littleleaf Box
106. Cotoneaster horizontalis – Rockspray
107. Deutzia gracilis – Slender Deutzia
108 Deutzia x magnifica – Showy Deutzia
109. Enkianthus perulatus – White Enkianthus
110. Euonymus alatus – Winged Euonymus
111. Euonymus japonicus – Japanese Euonymus
112. Euonymus patens – Spreading Euonymus
113. Forsythia x intermedia – Forsythia
114. Hedera helix (adult form) – Standard English Ivy
115. Hibiscus syriacus – White Rose of Sharon
116. Hydrangea macrophylla – Bigleaf Hydrangea
117. Ilex arborescens – Holly
118 Ilex crenata – Japanese Holly
119. Ilex crenata ‘Convexa’ – Convex Japanese Holly
120. Kalmia latifolia – Mountain Laurel
121. Leucothoe fontanesiana – Drooping Leucothoe
122. Lonicera sempervirens – Honeysuckle
123. Mahonia bealei – Leatherleaf Mahonia
124. Nandina domestica – Nandina
125. Pieris japonica – Japanese Andromeda
126. Prunus laurocerasus – Cherry laurel
127. Skimmia japonica – Japanese Skinimia
128. Taxus baccata ‘Repandens’ – Spreading English Yew
129. Taxus cuspidata – Japanese Yew
130. Taxus cuspidata var.. capitata – Pyrimidal Japanese Yew
131. Vaccinium corymbosum – High-bush Blueberry
132. Viburnum carlesii – Koreanspice Viburnum
133. Viburnum plicatum tomentosum – Doublefile Viburnum
134. Viburnum rhytidophyllum – Leatherleaf Viburnum
135. Wisteria floribunda – Japanese Wisteria
136 Lonicera piliata – Honeysuckle
137. Ilex hybrid – Holly
138 Ilex pernyi – Perny Holly
139. Wisteria sinensis – Chinese Wisteria
141. Berberis verruculosa – Warty Barberry
142. Clethra alnifolia – Summersweet
143. Lonicera maackii – Amur Honeysuckle
144. Spiraea x vaithouttei – Vanhoutte’s Spirea
145. Ilex glabra – Inkberry Holly
Perennials and Ground Covers
201. Ajuga reptans – Bugleweed
202. Parthenocissus quinquefolia – Virginia Creeper
203. Dictamnus albus – Gasplant
204. Euonymus fortunei – Wintercreeper
205. Geranium macrorrhizum – Bigroot Cranesbill
206. Hedera helix – English Ivy
207. Hedera helix ‘Baltica’ – Baltic Ivy
208. Hedera helix ‘Bird’s Foot’ – Bird’s Foot Ivy
209. Hedera helix ‘Green Spear’ – Green Spear Ivy
210. Hedera helix ‘Manda’ – Manda’s Crested Ivy
211. Hedera helix ‘Parsley’ – Parsley Ivy
212. Hemerocallis species – Daylily
213. Hosta sempervirens – Hosta
214. Iris siberica – Siberian Iris
215. Lamium maculatum – Spotted Dead Needle
217. Narcissus species – Narcissus
218. Pachysandra terminalis – Spurge
219. Paeonia lactiflora – Herbacous Peonies
220. Phlox – Phlox
222. Scilla siberica – Siberian Squill
223. Sedum telephium ‘Autumn Joy’ – Autumn Joy Sedum
224. Vinca minor – Periwinkle
Rhododendron
301. Rhododendron carolinianum – Carolina Rhododendron
302. R. fortunei – Fortune Rhododendron
303. R. indicum – Indica Rhododendron
304. R. keiskei – Keisk Rhododendron
305. R. maximum – Rosebay Rhododendron
306. R. yakushimanum ‘Mist Maiden’ – Mist Maiden Rhododendron
307. R. catawbiense – Catawba Rhododendron
320. R. micranthum – Manchurian Rhododendron
321. R. x catawbiense ‘Album Elegans’ – Album Elegans Rhododendron
322. R. x catawbiense ‘Boule de Neige’ – Boule de Neige Rhododendron
323. R. ‘Dexter’ – Dexter Hybrid
324. R. cv ‘Elizabeth Van Vleck’* – Eliz. Van Vleck Rhododendron
325. R. x gandavense ‘Ghent Hybrids’
326. R. cv ‘Goldsworth Yellow’ – Goldsworth Yellow Rhododendron
327. R. cv ‘Howard Van Vleck’* – Howard Van Vleck Rhododendron
328. R. cv ‘Howard Van Vleck’ – HVV Hybrid
329. R. cv ‘Princess Elizabeth’ – Princess Elizabeth Rhododendron
330. R. x catawbiense ‘Roseum Elegans’ – Roseum Elegans Rhododendron
331. R. x fortunei ‘Scintillation’ – Scintillation Rhododendron
332. R. x catawbiense ‘Album Novum’ – Album Novum Rhododendron
333. R. Dexter ‘Wissahickon’ – Wissahickon Rhododendron
334. R. x fortunei – Fortune Hybrid
* Names pending ARS registration.
Azaleas
401. Rhododendron calendulaceum – Flame Azalea
402. R. obtusum kaempferi – Torch Azalea
403. R. mucronatum ‘Sekidera’ – Sekidera Azalea
404. R. obtusum – Hiryu Azalea
405. R. schlippenbachii – Royal Azalea
406. R. vaseyi – Pinkshell Azalea
407. R. vaseyi ‘White Find’ – White Find Azalea
408. R. luteum – Pontic Azalea
409. R. prinophyllum – Roseshell Azalea
420. R. cv ‘Addy Whery’ – Addy Whery Azalea
421. R. x gandavense ‘Coccinea Speciosa’ – Coccinea Speciosa. Az.
422. R. indica alba ‘Del Valley White’ – Del. Valley White Az.
423. R. Greenwood ‘Fascination’ – Fascination Azalea
424. R. x gandavense – Ghent Azalea
425. R. Glen Dale ‘Glacier’ – Glacier Azalea
426. R. indicum – Indica Azalea
427. R. mucronatum ‘Snow’ – Snow Azalea
428. R. x Kurume – Kurume Hybrid
429. R. x Knap – Knap Hill Hybrid
430. R. cv ‘Louise Gable’ – Louise Gable Hybrid
431. R. x kosterianum – Mollis Orange Hybrid
432. R. x kosterianum – Mollis Yellow Hybrid
433. R. Gable ‘Rosebud’ – Rosebud Azalea
434. R. Gable ‘Stewartstonian’ – Stewartstonian Azalea
435. R. cv ‘Wilhelm III’ – Wilhelm III Azalea
436. R. Gable ‘Polaris’ – Polaris Azalea
437. R. Kurume ‘Blaauw’s Pink’ – Blaauw’s Pink Azalea
438. R. Kurume ‘Coral Bells’ – Coral Bells Azalea
439. R. Kurume ‘Hershey’s Red’ – Hershey’s Red Azalea
440. R. Kurume ‘Polar Bear’ – Polar Bear Azalea
441. R. Nearing lepidote ‘Mary Fleming’ – Mary Fleming Azalea
442. R. Satsuki ‘Hakatashiro’ – Hakatashiro Azalea
Donations are appreciated