News from the Garden

Welcome Jenna Livernois
Welcome Our New Programs Director Jenna Livernois Hey, everyone! I'm Jenna Livernois, and I’m so excited to step into the role of Programs and Events Manager here at The Elizabethan Gardens. I’ve called Dare County home for the past 11 years, but I grew up just up the...

Harmony Choir Performance April 22nd, 2025
Harmony Choir Performance at The Elizabethan Gardens

Outer Banks Blue Sponsors Activity Book at The Elizabethan Gardens
Outer Banks Blue Sponsors Activity Book at The Elizabethan Gardens Executive Director Brendan Medlin, along with the Board of Governors of The Elizabethan Gardens, is extremely thankful to Outer Banks Blue for their generous sponsorship of the Junior Gardener Activity...

Welcome our New Executive Director Brendan Medlin
Welcome New Executive Director

Camellia Tours 2025
2025 Camellia Tours run February only, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10:00 am and 2:00 pm.

Christmas glows brighter at the Elizabethan Gardens
By Mary Ellen Riddle, The Outer Banks Voice A massive live oak is bathed in a glowing red light. Believed to be over 400 years old, the tree is one of many of nature’s glories graced with holiday lights at the Elizabethan Gardens this season. The light switch was on...

FCF archaeologists zero in on Elizabethan Gardens as site of Native American Village
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Elizabethan Gardens shoe drive goes the extra mile for Community for Kids
By Summer Stevens, The Coastland Times Community for Kids (C4K), a non-profit based in Manteo, is raising money in a fun and festive way to buy shoes for Dare County elementary students in need. C4K President Katy Bell coordinated with the Elizabethan Gardens to place...

WinterLights sparkles on Roanoke Island
By Summer Stevens, The Coastland Times There’s no better way to get into the holiday spirit than to stroll through 10 acres of WinterLights at The Elizabethan Gardens on Roanoke Island. The 13th annual event is bigger and brighter than ever before, with the Sunken...

Night of 1587 Pumpkins shines brightly
By Summer Stevens, The Coastland Times The Elizabethan Gardens on Roanoke Island hosted the Night of 1587 Pumpkins on Saturday from 5-8 p.m. with the ambitious goal of displaying 1587 lit jack-o-lanterns along the main pathways of the garden. “We were so pleased with...