The Bonsai Exhibition Garden in Spring: Curator’s Talk & Tour with Arthur Joura

ONSITE | Tuesday, May 21, 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Established in October 2005, the Bonsai Exhibition Garden is a signature feature of The North Carolina Arboretum and a unique environment displaying up to 50 specimens at a time. Of particular importance are the plants native to the Blue Ridge, including American hornbeam, red maple and eastern white pine, which bring the thousand-year tradition of bonsai home to the mountains of Western North Carolina. Join this after-hours tour of the garden with Bonsai Curator Arthur Joura for a personal and informative overview of the art of bonsai and the Arboretum's own creative approach to it. Foliage is at its freshest at this time of year, and flowers will likely be blooming in the garden landscape and on select bonsai.

Participants must register in advance to attend this small-group experience hosted by Adult & Continuing Education Programs.

Additional dates for the seasonal Curator’s Talk & Tour in 2024 are listed below. Registration opening dates are announced in the Journal and on Adult & Continuing Education Classes webpage.

Summer Curator’s Talk & Tour: Tuesday, August 6, 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Autumn Curator’s Talk & Tour: Tuesday, October 22, 5:30 - 7 p.m.