CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A new botanical garden is now open in west Charlotte.
Located on the grounds of the City of Charlotte Landscape Management, a new space offers a beautiful setting for residents to connect with nature and learn about sustainable landscaping.
The Tuckaseegee Arboretum and Garden is home to a wide variety of native and adapted woody shrubs and trees, a pollinator garden, and urban landscape demonstration gardens. There are over 25 species of trees and shrubs, plus over 35 species of grasses and perennials in the garden.
The city’s Landscape Management team held a grand opening ceremony Saturday morning, along with city leaders Councilmember Joi Mayo, Commissioner Vilma Leake, President of the Wesley Heights Community Association Shannon Hughes, and Maya Espinosa of Black Girl Environmentalist…