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Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is the perfect place to find your path to nature, no matter the season. The stunning Visitor Pavilion greets you before you explore 30 acres of beautiful gardens, including the Lost Hollow Children’s Garden, a conservatory full of tropical plants and orchids, a dry Piedmont Prairie, vibrant flower displays, sparkling fountains, walking trails and so much more!
Four Seasons Garden
Right outside the Visitor Pavilion, you’ll find the Four Seasons Garden—a spot that’s beautiful no matter the time of year. It’s a mix of colors, shapes and textures that provide a breathtaking backdrop in every season.
White Garden
The ethereal Nellie Rhyne Stowe White Garden makes you feel like you’re in a castle courtyard whether you’re taking a simple stroll or hosting a stunning wedding ceremony through its white blooms and silvery foliage.
Cottage Garden
The sweet scents of the Cottage Garden take you back to mom’s homey garden. Spectacular in spring, it showcases popular plants of the Victorian era including a nostalgic collection of bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs.
Canal Garden
The Ragan Canal Garden features 100-yards of a sparkling water spectacular bordered by ever-changing seasonal gardens highlighted by a fountain at each end. Summer boasts bold tropical ginger, bananas, elephant ears, palms and hibiscus.
Lost Hollow Kimbrell Children’s Garden
Children of all ages can make magic and spark curiosity in Lost Hollow. Nestled in the forest, it features an amphitheater, sunken pond, Moonkeep, play spaces and more for the imagination. We’re currently expanding the Lost Hollow to include a 0.4 mile Adventure Trail and Prairie Castle Playground to open in spring 2025!
Perennial Gardens
This winding garden path includes Magnolia Allée and Tunnel Fountain, a spiral of plants and fountain in Scroll Garden, a display of ribbon beds in Ribbon Garden, Crown Fountain surrounded by crape myrtles in Crown Garden, color-themed pools in Serpentine Garden and an eclectic blend of cone-bearing plants in Conifer Garden.
William H. Williamson, III, Conservatory
The William H. Williamson, III, Conservatory (aka the Williamson Conservatory) is the Carolinas’ only 8,000-square-foot, five-story glass house dedicated to a display of orchids and tropical plants. Discover a waterfall and tropical plants like a cocoa tree, vanilla orchid, and orchid tree in this warm oasis.
Garden Trails
Discover nearly nine miles of paths and trails around DSBG property! The Stowe Connector Trail connects trails on DSBG property to the Duke Kimbrell Trail, which runs along Lake Wylie through the Seven Oaks Preserve and our property and is maintained by the Carolina Thread Trail.
