Spring Garden Shows Bloom in North Carolina

Catawba rhododendron

North Carolina’s colder-than-normal winter included a January storm that swept freezing temperatures and snow into our region. So it stands to reason that residents may be more than a little eager to take part in an upcoming spring home and garden show. Here’s a sampling from across the state.

Mountains

Garden Jubilee
May 24–25, 2025, Hendersonville
HendersonvilleNC.gov

Garden Jubilee, one of the largest gardening shows in Western North Carolina, offers nearly 200 plant and craft vendors, transforming Hendersonville’s historic downtown into a garden wonderland for an estimated 200,000 attendees.

Local and regional nurseries, orchards and crafters will offer a wide variety of plants and handmade delights, and gardening experts will be on hand to share the latest gardening tips and techniques.

Piedmont

Home featured in the Hillsborough Garden Tour

Hillsborough Garden Tour
May 3, 2025, Hillsborough
Cost: $40 in advance
hillsboroughgardenclubnc.org

The Hillsborough Garden Club celebrates “100 Years of Gardening Together” on its 2025 garden tour which meanders through 10 cultivated private gardens as well as 3 public ones. A few of the highlights include:

• An undeveloped lot turned into a certified wildlife habitat;
• A serene garden of deer-resistant, shade-loving plants and a canopy of mature pines and magnolia trees
• A four-acre woodland preserve with nearly a dozen garden rooms including a permaculture ecosystem that provides edibles and medicinal plants; and
• The public NC Botanical Garden’s Wonder Garden, where children can build with natural blocks, dig in the dirt and write notes to the fairies.

Coast

Butterfly weed attracts monarch butterflies.

Coastal Home and Garden Show
March 1–2, 2025, Morehead City
Cost: $5
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This is one of the larger shows around with 12,000-square-feet of exhibits, so if you’re looking for inspiration, you should be able to find it here. Pick up ideas for outdoor living, gardening and landscaping, sunrooms and yard décor, even new ways to eliminate pests. Plus, you can pick up swimming pool or hot tub tips, the latest in yard tools and equipment, hardscape and landscape ideas with custom built outdoor kitchens and grills and the newest in renovation ideas and supplies.

Remodeling? Professionals will be on hand to share the latest trends in color and style designs. Redesign your bathroom, kitchen or turn your backyard into a tropical oasis.