Arboretum Monthly Open House

Everyone is invited to the Open House, always the 3rd Sunday of every month, 1 - 4 p.m.

Always free admission. Tickets and registration are not required.

Weekly Open Hours: Wednesdays and Saturdays 9-12 and Thursdays (Spring/Summer 4 - 6) (Winter 3 - dusk)

MAY 2026 OPEN HOUSE: HOW TO CERTIFY YOUR YARD AS WILDLIFE HABITAT

• Learn to the four pillars of wildlife habitat and how to use them at home and certify your yard. Valerie Marcil from the Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Association will show us how, following the tenets from the South Carolina Wildlife Federation.
  Meet at 1:30 at the Outdoor Classroom.
• A short walk to visit a neighbor's yard to demonstate yard habitat features follows.
• Mostly Native Plant Sale—Cash Only Please

This is a rain or shine event unless conditions are stormy. We'll update here if storms force us to cancel.

Visit the botanic garden horseshoe, pollinator display gardens, and walk through 10 biomes of South Carolina along a 1/3 mile trail.

Special stops are at the longleaf pines atop a bluff of fossilized sand dunes, the boardwalk overlooking a bald cypress swamp, a grove of Atlantic white cypress in the central wetland, and the allee of ancient tulip trees in the ravine. Pause at the waterfall or other scenic stops and take in the gifts of nature, here in the middle of town.

* Pets are not permitted in this wildlife sanctuary.

* Note that pathways are natural and pass through hilly terrain.

* Restroom facilities are not available.