Juniper Level Botanic Gardens (5 acres) are privately owned botanical gardens located at 9241 Sauls Road, Raleigh, North Carolina. They are scheduled to be open eight weekends per year; other visits must be coordinated with the garden staff.
The gardens were established in 1988 by the horticulturist Tony Avent, for research, evaluation, and propagation of perennials in the USDA Zone 7b climate. Their stated mission is to grow all plants with ornamental value that will thrive in the local climate.
The gardens currently contain about 11,000 plants, with extensive collections of Agapanthus, Agave, Amorphophallus, Arisaema, Arum, Asarum, Baptisia, Colocasia and allied genera, Crinum, Epimedium, ferns, Hedychium, hardy palms, Hosta, Kniphofia, Ophiopogon, ornamental grasses, Polygonatum and allied genera, Rohdea, Salvia, and Zephyranthes.
The gardens' research programs include hosta breeding, Aroid (Araceae) identification and culture, and field expeditions to Argentina (2002), China (1996), Ecuador (2002), Korea (1997), Mexico (1994), Texas (1998, 1999, 2000), Thailand (1999, 2002), and the Southeastern United States (25 trips since 1995).
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