Things to do / Travel Guide
Address:800 South Main Street
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Tel:
(540) 568-3194
Our Botanical Gardens Expert Says:
The Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, belonging to James Madison University in Harrisonburg, was designed for students of the university, as well as visitors in the area. The focus is on native plants of the mid-Appalachian region. There's a carefully-overseen Hickory-Oak forest, a brilliant-green fern valley, an April Daffodil Walk with over 50 varieties of daffodils, the ancient species of trees called the maidenhair, and other gardens of various rare and indigenous shrubs, flowers, dogwoods, and more. There are also azalea plantings and an herb garden.
From Edith J. Carrier Arboretum - Harrisonburg, Virginia:
The arboretum is an outdoor living classroom available for use by all teachers, professors and students from the area. With its forested slopes, lowland swale, pond and forested savanna, the arboretum provides a unique habitat for a wide diversity of flora and fauna.