Pre-Visit:
- In 1767, the British colony of North Carolina began building a fine and grand palace for its royal governor, William Tryon, in the city of New Bern, at the time of one of the largest towns in North carolina.
- Tryon himself took a leading role in the planning of this royal palace, which was, not surprisingly, constructed in purely English style: Designed by a British architect, it was planned as a British government house and residence what was then a British colony.
- When it was completed, this throughly English edifice was considered by some to be the most beautiful building in North Carolina.
- It served as residence for two of North Carolina royal governors, William Tryon and Josiah Martin, and the state of North Carolina inaugurated its first four governors here.
- The state capital was moved from New Bern to Raleigh in 1794.
- Entrance Allee
- Kitchen garden
- Kellenberger Garden
- Wilderness Garden
- Pleached Allee
- Hawks Allee
- Maude Moore Latham Memorial Garden
- Green garden
- Commission House garden
- Stanly house Garden
- Gertrude S. Carraway garden
- Mary Kistler Stoney flower garden
- Dot tyler Garden
- Hay house garden
- various fruits vegetables and herbs
- boxwoods
- tulips
- phlox
- poppies
- verbena
- creeping fig
- iris
- periwinkle
- azalea
- liriope
- holly
- cypress
- dogwood
- redbud
- oak
- magnolia
- rose
Essence: English garden by the sea
Post Visit:
- loved the layout around the house made the tour very easy
- the arbor that you walk to towards the labyrinth creates a beautiful transition from wild to manicured
- statues tucked away elegantly
- a lot of people there
