Juniper Level Botanic Garden and Plant Delights Nursery, at 9241 Sauls Rd, Raleigh, North Carolina, features 28 acres of more than 30,000 kinds of plants, including native perennials, exotic plants, rare delights, and an array of unusual trees and shrubs that you won’t see anywhere else in the world.
Plant Delights Nursery is not your typical nursery. Many of the plants were collected by founder Tony Avent during plant hunting expeditions to China, Crete, Taiwan, South Africa and Argentina, as well as domestically.
Read on to learn all about Plant Delights Nursery, or jump right to the section about how to visit for free during 10 weekends this year.
Established in 1988 on a two-acre tract 12-miles south of downtown Raleigh, not-for-profit Juniper Level Botanic Garden has grown into a 28-acre educational, research, and display garden.
Globally known by horticulturalists, botanists, and discerning gardeners, Juniper Level Botanic Garden amassed one of the world’s most diverse plant collections over the past 25 years.
Plant Delights grows all of its garden plants right in the garden nursery, and you can order perennials online through the website and via a printed catalogue. They ship plants all over the world.
It is open to the public just nine weekends each year for Open Garden and Nursery Days.
During these days, no visit requests are needed. Parking is free. Rain or shine.
Explore the garden and get inspiration for your own garden, and shop the sales greenhouses.
Juniper Level Botanic Garden Open Nursery and Garden Days in 2026
On Open Nursery and Garden Days, opening hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Winter 2026
- Friday, February 27
- Saturday, February 28
- Sunday, March 1
- Friday, March 6
- Saturday, March 7
- Sunday, March 8
Spring 2026
- Friday, May 1
- Saturday, May 2
- Sunday, May 3
- Friday, May 8
- Saturday, May 9
- Sunday, May 10
- Friday, May 15
- Saturday, May 16
- Sunday, May 17
Summer 2026
- Friday, July 10
- Saturday, July 11
- Sunday, July 12
- Friday, July 17
- Saturday, July 18
- Sunday, July 19
Fall 2026:
- Friday, September 18
- Saturday, September 19
- Sunday, September 20
- Friday, September 25
- Saturday, September 26
- Sunday, September 27
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