Dear Garden,

Love Letters to the Garden

Friday, February 9 through Wednesday, February 14, 2024 - during garden open hours

When you have a relationship with someone you pay attention to them! You care for them. Make sure they are happy and healthy. Encourage them to be their best. The same is true of a relationship with nature.

When you enjoy the shade of a tree, the fragrance of a flower, the vivid colors of a butterfly, you begin to develop a relationship with it. And that leads to caring for it, tending it, protecting it and sharing it with others.

a collage of love letters to the garden

This February, we invite you to drop off a "Love Letter to the Garden!"

What has the Arboretum meant to you and your family? Did you discover something new here? Make a special memory? Find a new interest? See something unexpected? We'd love to hear your story!

Craft your anonymous love letter and then wander through the garden to drop it in our special mailbox at the Education Yurt. Each note will be read and shared with others . . . perhaps even featured on the JCRA's social media pages in the coming weeks.

Age
All ages.
Cost
Free.
Registration
Registration is unavailable for this self-guided activity.
Location
JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606.
Directions
Need directions? Click here.
Parking
Free parking is available at the JC Raulston Arboretum and along Beryl Road.
Questions
Contact the JCRA Education Team at jcraprograms@ncsu.edu for more information about this program.