The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-10
North Carolina Garden Club
pilgrimage To Open Soon

North Carolina Iaroeh Cluo
Pilgrimage To Open Soon
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have been carefully arranged so
mt each section of the state will be
'rsihited when its gardens are in
.s.i, nrine, beginning in the coast
IL .rd eastern sections, which have
advanced blooming season, and
thinning across the sandhills and
IN Piedmont to the mountainous
,,o.s where in late April the land
.oono S frosted in pink rhododen-
dop and mountain laurel.
North Carolina extends an invita-
finn 10 her countrymen and her ma
lives TO travel her highways in
sDingtime. walk gently through be-
,nrpi old homes and shrines, stand
silently awed in ancient lockwood
Gardens, pause beneath giant oaks
sAr0uded in haunting viels of thick
gsy moss and come su IceEly upcn
M majesty of the Atlantic thunder
M against her coast! To witness
IN totous color of her aZaleas, to
view tie artistry of her modern gar.
Grgy enter the sanctuaries of in
formal gardens, gaze in wonder at
The clean, clipped perfection of her
tmmal settings and come at last to
natures garden in the Great Smok-
les to witness the poem in light and
shadow across the far-flung dis
tances'
Twenty.Six Communities
The pilgrimage tour will, indeed,
cover North Carolina from tip to
Toe, will reveal her as the botanical
paradise she has been proclaimed,
boasting rare diversity of contour
and twice as many varieties of plant
life as are found in the whole of Eu-
rope. Twenty-six communities are
participating in the pilgrimage this
spring, each having arranged it's
dates to avoid conflict or to coincide
with neighboring communities so
that several towns in the same area
may be covered within the same day
Or series of days. An admission
charge will be made for the tour of
me gardens, homes and places Of in
tsFest ! most localities, although in
a lew Instances no charge will be
MADE, such as for the University Of
North Carolina gardens and build
!Ass, Duke university gardens and
grounds and Flora Macdonald COL
Hge IN Red Springs. The proceeds
from the admission fees will be diviG-
20 among the local garden clubs, the
Sale Garden club and the garden
sno home.owners, to assist, all three
Ill 'nelr garden development and re-
es4alon programs. A portion of
uese funds is also used to further
ue general educational program in
observation sponsored by the State
Garden club.
Guides Supplied
Durlng the garden pilgrimage the
a'ser cities will supply guides for
paS'hs driving their own Gears,
s4'neVef requested, or explicit di-
''oiS Will be given at the places
'eslslfatlon. Several of the COM
a4i''les plan to supply both cars
suioes Tor parties desiring them.
~ |e man 5000 persons participant
inc garden pilgrimage last
n sas' Most Of these, according to
,n syluS kept by the various garden
In. we're from within North Caro-
t.s 'ul hundreds of persons came
r' w. Olher states. Parties from 10
r,,sS ,slted the Durham and Duke
,ia, Isly gardens during the period
were open, while persons from
s,,s.s visited the Chapel Hill
5 5@uens. 1t vas estimated that gar
tsrsa su~'nuslasts from at least Is diff.
AM. states visited North Carolina
ys.. "iS during the pilgrimage last
ben 0Au the tour this year has
son,rs extensively planned and ma
ID suy advertised that it is expect.
tsr "''fact an even greater mum
u;, Wilmington Greenville
la. ss' of as and Greenville will
%otservi.' me 1910 garden pilgrimage,
ysu t pl March 27 and %. with
Zion ns'h following in close succes
heath St April 2 and g, Offering a
honss ahlhg array Of fine colonial
toric., ana gardens and famous his.
Ind 1oa shrines. Other garden clubs
Mlgrinsa'les Participating in the
il cbronss,e.an and their opening dates
.5ro alolosical order include Wades.
caajrmpfl i 80, Mrs. T. B. Little
day on1,, Aillsboro, April 10 Zone
nan; ro1 Mrs, ]. c. Webb, chair.
(. Wir concord, April 1o.11. Mrs. r
April H'' us chairman; winston-salem
chsirn .',ll' Mrs. Charles Noraeet
day anIn; Tarboro, April II Zone
pan; ' Ps3 Mrs. Lyn Bond, chair hair
Y aly, NED NED Springs, April II Gone dav
&C. G. v NFs; Bertram Robson Na and Dry Dr..
i (eps s1 asI chairman; Bath hi'a Ap nil
ehsin,auuas Jay only, Mrs. T. A. Brooks
Ms. p J. Rocky Mount, April liz liz .
lhorso X Bennett and Mrs. A. p
~HSfonia, April