Address: 420 Anderson St, Durham, NC 27708, USA
Phone: +19196843698
Gelli De Asis
Place is so serene and beautiful. No charges aside from the $2/hr parking. No pets allowed at certain times. You can stroll here for a good hour and you still won’t be done with the whole place. It’s well maintained, you won’t regret coming here for a piece of nature!
Jenni Levenbook
We love joining the free Thursday event in the Discovery Garden for children.
Jordan Skinner
Honestly breathtaking, feels like a whole nother world. Words can't do it justice, go check it out for yourself. Glad I finally got to go after parking difficulties last time, it was worth it.
Nancy Mitchell
Very amazing gardens Very nice gardeners ..keep up the great work
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There is a parking fee and not an entry fee. I just went and the gardens were beautiful!
Yes you sure can! There's even a little iron table and chair patio hidden next to a hexagonal garden shed....at the center of the main gardens.
Yes I think so. I didnt see any either. Mostly azaleas and tulips blooming now
It's a garden. There's no wall stopping you. Just walk into nature, man!
They are allowed outside of specific times. If I remember right it was before 10 am and after 6 pm. The gardens do have signs clearly though
Close to the entrance. Lots of places to sit down and take a break of you get tired.
I believe the actual gardens are open, but any schedule talks and events are being rescheduled
Picnics are allowed. Near the duck pond there is a big open field where you can stretch out.
Yes, some are. They bloom at different times.
Here’s a link that tells what’s blooming each month... https://gardens.duke.edu/visit/now-showing I think now is daffodils, pussywillow, camellias, lilacs, reticulated iris, winter daphne, paperbush, Japanese apricot. I’m hoping to visit one day this week and a few times in April!! I ❤️spring!
Pay only for parking
If you have large diameter wheels, it wouldn't be too bad. We used a carrier and strapped the baby to us. I think that was better than using a stroller
Yes, it's paid parking from 8 to 5.
The gardens are open 8am to dusk with the visitor center open 9am to 5pm.
I don't know if there's a tram, you could always call and ask but like the above answer I've seen lots of people in wheelchairs and it's very accessable.
Omg I just got the newsletter and I think it answers that exact question! "Each autumn at the Gardens, visitors become entranced by a sweet subtle perfume while strolling Garden and ask, "What is that amazing fragrance?" It is the annual blooming of tea olive shrubs (Osmanthus species). These plants bloom with white, or cream or bright orange flowers in October into November with an amazing fragrance, often described a blend of apricot and peach. The tea olive is native to the Himalayan mountains and other areas of Asia. Growing 8-15 ft. tall, it prefers sun to part-shade and moist but well-drained soil. The leaves are arranged opposite along the twig and it is sometimes confused with holly – but holly’s have leaves that alternate along the stem. Most conveniently, a wonderful example of tea olive in bloom can be found just as you enter the Gothic Gates in addition to a variety of locations throughout the Gardens. Just follow your nose on your next visit!"
Just a guess but maybe for butterflies
I don’t believe so. Most of the plaques I’ve seen are for donors. You may choose to contact Duke Gardens through their website and ask. I’m sure they’d be happy to help :)
No, it goes direct, it's free
We don't have wheelchairs, Mary Helen. But we do mark on our visitor map the easiest paths to use for people who have their own wheelchairs. We also normally offer trolley tours. During the phase 2 public reopening that will begin June 1, we are not initially able to offer walking or trolley tours. However, you can read about them (and keep apprised when tours resume) on our tours page: https://gardens.duke.edu/visit/tours. I hope this is helpful. Thank you for your interest in visiting Duke Gardens.
Hello Michael - our horticulture director says you can indeed plant it outside, but only in a protected area. Hope that helps!
The garden is now closed to the public due to the pandemic. But when it will be open (we no longer have a date), it will be free to enter, but $ 2 / hour for parking. I hope this is useful!
Only for students and faculty and you have to get a timed ticket. More info here https://gardens.duke.edu/covid-19
As of yesterday, at least, likely not. The gardens are closed to the public due to the pandemic.
Yes, the closure includes all indoor and outdoor areas, as part of Duke University's campus-wide health and safety precautions to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Thank you for your question. Take good care.
Hi Sarahy - Thank you for your interest in visiting Duke Gardens. We are closed through the end of 2020 and do not yet have an opening date. For more information about Duke Gardens' closure and Duke University campus-wide health and safety policies during the COVID-19 pandemic, please go here: https://gardens.duke.edu/covid-19-closure. We look forward to spending time in Duke Gardens together again in the future. In the meantime, take good care.
When the gardens are open, dogs are allowed before 10am and after 5pm. They just be kept on a short (6 feet) leash. The gardens are currently closed through at least the end of 2020.
Yes. There are few steps but can easily go around them. Some paths are very fine gravel. Not all pavement.
Need peace away from the maddening crowd. This is the place.
There are some benches throughout the gardens and many bring picnic lunches or take out. A blanket is probably best and will give you the most options.
Call the office and ask
Yes! They have 4 different colors of magnolia, and other threes in blossom. Lots of daffodils, tulips... You should go and see that! It's a miracle! I really love this place.
Bulbs are up and blooming now. Other plants should be coming along in two weeks to a month.
I have no idea....just guessing sometime in March. I was just a visitor there last spring.
Contact Duke in ministration
Im going to give you directions that take you in a "loop" and optimize your experience. You should prioritize looking at the main center garden, then pass through the back exit walking towards the Duke Chapel (which i *highly* suggest seeing). The chapel is right next to the gardens. Here you can also stop for a bite to eat as there is a cafeteria beside the chapel. Then you head back to the gardens, but head in the direction of the Japanese garden. Once you finish looking around the Japanese gardens, circle your way back towards the Vistor Center, where you can view the final important area. This lands you coming right back up through the visitor center and parking lot, where you can either head to your car or circle back round and hit the extra/less important areas. This the best route in my opinion, and you will hit the best parts of the Duke Gardens first...in a loop according to priority.
Seher- you can play on the large green field by the huge stick sculptures. Careful to not get your ball in the pond nearby! Have fun ☺
I just checked online. Hope this helps, there is- a free parking option for Gardens visitors in a nearby overflow lot, the Duke University H Lot at the corner of Yearby Avenue & Anderson Street. The lot is a 5-minute walk from the gardens.
There are some paths that are paved (steps) and some with loose gravel. There are side ramps with loose dirt/gravel that's wheel chair accessible.
No
One hour gets you a considerable portion. Two hours is probably enough for most. I wasn't there for four hours, but I expect that's what most people would need to walk away feeling like you had exhausted the experience.
Call the office. .. they can give you all the information, depend the guess, the place. .. you know
Yes! So many beautiful flowers and displays to see. It's lovely there!
8am free parking on the weekend. Closes at sundown. Make sure you leave at sundown there are absolutely no lights inside the garden. I did not know this my first time going I couldn't find my way out and almost got locked In the gate for the night by security lol. 😂
Depends on the weather. However please call them for additional info on what is blooming.
Thanks, it was strange because the ticket does not say anything, but it sends me mnsg every hour
There is an easter egg hunt at Durham Central Park this weekend, but not at Duke Gardens.
A few benches to sit, but not for picnic. It's usually a quiet place that people come to visit.
You do have to pay for parking. You will need your license plate number when you go to the machine to purchase your ticket. It is $1 per half hour.
It's a little different every year, depending on how fast it got warm. This year, end of April might be too late for the tree blossoms. But there's always something beautiful to see in the gardens.
And dog walking only before 10am and after 5 pm
Yes absolutely. Give them a call, they will be glad to help.
Yes. There are 24/7 Armed Guards, with a 5-minute SWAT Team response time. Hope this helps.
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